Quito - description of the city:
Quito is the capital of Ecuador, located 24 km south of the equator, on the southern slope of the volcano Pichincha, at an altitude of 2818 m above sea level. In the pre-Columbian era this territory was the city of the Quito Indians, which was part of the Inca Empire. The city was destroyed during the Spanish conquest, and then re-founded in 1534 by a conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar. Until 18th century, Quito was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, then – of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. In 1822-1830, Quito was the center of the southern department of Gran Colombia. Since 1830, it became the capital of an independent Ecuador.
The city is home to 1.25 million inhabitants. Pan-American Highway connects Quito with Bogota and Lima. There is an airport. Main industries include food-processing, textile, footwear, furniture, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Among domestic crafts the most famous is the fabrication of straw hats and jewelry.
Quito is known for the Ecuador's Academy of Sciences, the Ecuadorean Academy of Medicine, the Central University of Ecuador, the Catholic University of Ecuador, the National Institute of Technology, the National Conservatory, the National School of Fine Arts, and the Latin American center of journalists’ training. Museums consist of the Museum of Colonial Art, the City Museum of Art and History, the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, the Museum of Anthropology "Antonio Santiana", and the Museum of the Central University. Since 1873, an astronomical observatory is open in Quito.
In the central part of Quito remained narrow winding streets, full of buildings in Baroque and Plateresque styles, with abundant carvings, gildings and painted wood sculptures. New high-rise buildings grow in the northern part of the city.
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Ecuador
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| International title |
Quito |
| Population |
1,399,814 people |
| Timezone |
America/Guayaquil |
| State |
Provincia de Pichincha |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: -0.22985 x Longitude: -78.52495 |
Photo Galery Quito
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Quito video guide
Places to visit in Quito
- Basílica del Voto Nacional
- Church of the Society of Jesus
- Carondelet Palace
- Quito Astronomical Observatory
- Museo de Arte Colonial
- Plaza de la Independencia
- Museo Camilo Egas
- Museo de la Ciudad
- Casa Museo María Augusta Urrutía
- Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
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Famous Places
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Heldenplatz
Country: Austria
imperial forum that was to adjoin the old Hofburg complex, surrounded by new buildings housing the emperor’s art collection. Neue Burg (New Castle) was completed in 1913, but by then the monarchy was dying out. The vast, undeveloped Heroes’ Squ ...
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Judenburg
Country: Austria
This town at the fork of a road is an old mercantile centre that took its name from the Juden, or Jews, who once lived and traded here. When Emperor Maximilian expelled the Jews in 1496, the town went into decline. Not much remains of the medieval ...
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St. Veit an der Glan
Country: Austria
From 1174 to 1518, St. Veit an der Glan was the seat of the dukes of Spanheim, who ruled Carinthia during the Middle Ages; it then lost its position to Klagenfurt. Many historic buildings are preserved in the old town around Hauptplatz, including t ...
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Nobel Peace Center
Country: Norway
Located in Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Center is the showcase for the prize and all that it represents. This is the center where politics and culture merge in order to promote debate, involvement, and reflection on such topics as conflict resolut ...
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Rorvik
Country: Norway
Rorvik is a little port village in the municipality of Vikna in Norway, in Nord-Trondelag County. The village is also an important administrative hub of the municipality. It is located on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on Inner-Vikna Isl ...
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