- Previous (Quit India Movement). Next (Qumran). Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America.
- A capital city high in the Andes, Quito is dramatically situated, squeezed between mountain peaks whose greenery is concealed by the afternoon mist.
- Founded by the Spanish in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city, Quito’s well-preserved old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978.
- Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city.
- This major landmark in Quito is home to the La Virgen de Quito, a luminous madonna statue that was constructed in 1976 entirely of aluminum by Spanish artist...
- Quito is not only the ideal destination for a city trip, but also as the starting point for a longer vacation in Ecuador.
- Undoubtedly one of the must things to do in Quito is to visit the Middle of the World Monument – a tourist attraction that was originally built in 1982, to mark...
- Enveloped by mountains and perched at 2,850 meters (9,350 feet) above sea level, Quito usually gets ignored as travelers head elsewhere in the country...
- Quito, Ekvador 'nın başkentidir , kalabalık şehri ve deniz seviyesinden 2.850 metre (9.350 ft) yüksekte, başka ikinci en yüksek resmi başkenttir ve ekvatoruna en yakın olanıdır.
- Quito is a wide-spread city that lies only about 20 km from the Equator - the trip to the Mitad del Mundo will probably take you the longest.