Quito is located in the Andes mountains of Ecuador at an altitude of 2,850 meters. It was founded in 1534 by Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Benalcázar and served as Ecuador's capital. Quito has a well-preserved colonial center that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. The city offers historic sites, parks, museums, restaurants, and access to outdoor activities in the surrounding mountains and cloud forests.

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2. Location: SA - EC - Andes mountain range
Altitude: 2,850 m / 9,350 ft.
Province: Pichincha
Currency: United States Dollar
Language: Spanish
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3. • “QUITO” the closest capital city to Equator line

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Founded on Incan ruins
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Quitu tribe
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Integrated - Incan Empire
1534 - Spanish conquest

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Foundation - 6 December 1534
Spanish - Sebastián de Benalcázar
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• Conversion
Indigenous population to Christianity
Churches mixed style
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Baroque
Spanish
Flemish
Moorish
Pre - Columbian

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Battle of Pichincha - May 24, 1822
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Independence of Quito
• Freedom Top

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• Colonial city
•Andean city
• Offers cosmopolitan travelling
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Restaurants
Theaters
Five-star hotels
Amazing parks
Museums
Convention centers
Beautiful mountains
Handycraft markets
Folkloric ballet shows

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Mountains - volcanic peaks
Valleys – Cumbayá / Chillos
Cloud forest – Bellavista / Mindo
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Rucu Pichincha
Cayambe
Pasochoa
Pululahua
Cotopaxi

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Quito Zoo
Teleferico

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The New International Airport Mariscal Sucre
(IATA code: UIO)
Town – Tababela
40 km away
•Length: 1,600 hectares
• Runway: 4,100 - 2,400 feet long
• Category: B
• Passenger handling capacity:
6 million per year

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Carnival: Feb
Holy Week: Mar - Apr
All Souls Day: Nov
Festivities of Quito: Dic
New Year´s Eve: Dic

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Sports
Adventure
Hiking
Theater
Music
Art
Gastronomy
Cultural events

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Canelazo: cinnamon drink with alcohol
Hornado: baked pork
Empanadas de viento: big cheese pasty
Humitas: corn baked mash
Locro: potatoe soup with avocado
Chinchulines: fried cow belly
Bizcochos: sponge cakes with cheese
Fanesca: creamy legume grain soup
Colada morada: dark purple juice w/ corn
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Festivals
Parades - dowtown
“40” card game
Queen election
Chivas

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Mountain dry season
Rainy season
Average temperature :
16.2 ° Celsius degrees
61.16 ° Fahrenheit degrees
Spring-like weather
Unpredictable weather
Warm jacket + umbrella
Temperature sudden change
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
mar-19
mar-20
mar-21
mar-22
mar-23
mar-24
Hi: 13°C
Hi: 15°C
Hi: 14°C
Hi: 16°C
Hi: 14°C
Hi: 15°C
Lo: 10°C
Lo: 10°C
Lo: 10°C
Lo: 9°C
Lo: 10°C
Lo: 11°C

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Metrobus Q
Trole
Ecovía
Blue Bus
Taxi cabs
Quito Tour Bus
Bici Q
Rail
Southern part
Chimbacalle Station

16. •Largest
• Least altered
• Best preserved
• First World Cultural Heritage Sites
UNESCO 1978
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
•Basilica church
• El Panecillo Virgin
•Santo Domingo square
• Independace square
• Government palace
• Colonial House Quito
• Garcia Moreno street
•San Francisco square
• San Francisco church
• La Compania church
•Santo Domingo monastery
•Sucre National Theater
• La Merced church
•El Sagrario chapell
• Cuenca street
•Cantuña monasteriy

17. • Mariscal Sucre Airport + guide + transfer
• Historic Centrer
• El Panecillo
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18. • Alameda park + Basilica church
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19. • Garcia Moreno Street – Seven Crosess
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20. • Independacne Square + Residential Palace +
Main Cathedral + La Compañia Church
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21. • San Francisco Church + San Francisco Plaza
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22. • Monument at the Middle of the World +
Etnographic or Intiñan museums
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23. • Modern Quito + La Mariscal
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24. • Modern museums
• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
• Casa del Alabado
• Museo de la Ciudad
• La Capilla del Hombre
•National Museum of Medicine
• Museo Casa de Sucre
• Museo Nacional del Banco Central
• Alberto Mena Caamaño
• Casa de la Cultura
• Jacinto JijonCaamaño
• Convento de San Francisco
• Eloy Alfaro Museum
• Convento de San Diego
• Casa de Benalcázar
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25. • Cosmopolitan city
•Heritage of mankind
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