The Panecillo is a historic hill in Quito, Ecuador that represents the country's ancestors and people. Standing at 3,000 meters above sea level, it provides views of the city from the north and south. In 1976, a large aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary was placed at the peak of the hill by Spanish artist Agustín de Herrán Matorras. Composed of 7,000 pieces, it is considered the largest aluminum religious representation in the world and was based on an 18th century sculpture inside the Church of San Francisco. Known popularly as the Virgin of the Panecillo or the Virgin of Quito, the monument has become well known worldwide.

1. The Panecillo
The Panecillo which is
one of the historical sites
of greater representation
for our ancestors and
people.
The hill of the Panecillo,
with three thousand
meters of altitude on the
level of the sea

2. This landmark hill
which the north
and south.
 It is a viewpoint
and strategic site
for tourism.

3. In 1976, the Spanish artist Agustín of the Herrán Matorras
made in aluminum the monument to the Virgin Maria who is in
the peak of the hill

4.  He is made up of seven
thousand pieces and is
considered like the greater
aluminum representation of
the world.
 The work, is an retort of the
sculpture of thirty
centimeters made in century
XVIII by the Bernardine
Quito sculptor of Legarda,
that rests in the baroque
convent of the Church of San
Francisco

5. Its popular name Virgen del Panecillo, the
monument is also known as the Virgin of Quito,
with which it is known to those skilled in the world,
and also Virgin of Revelation.