In colonial times, the space we know today as El Ejido Park was primarily used as grasslands and open land, used as a resting place for travelers and as a meeting place for merchants arriving from various routes to the city of Quito. It was not yet a formal park, but rather a large area that served as a natural boundary between the established part of the city and the surrounding rural areas.
Over the years, it became a site for fairs and popular activities, where agricultural products were exchanged, livestock sales, and even community celebrations took place. Later, towards the end of the colonial period, it began to gain importance as a public space, paving the way for its subsequent transformation into one of Quito’s most traditional urban parks.