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Quito ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] ⓘ; Quechua: Kitu ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha.
Quito, oficialmente San Francisco de Quito, es la capital de la República del Ecuador. Asimismo, funge como capital de la Provincia de Pichincha y la cabecera cantonal del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito.
1 de may. de 2024 · Quito, city and capital of Ecuador. It is situated on the lower slopes of the volcano Pichincha, which last erupted in 1666, in a narrow Andean valley at an elevation of 9,350 feet (2,850 meters), just south of the Equator. The oldest of all South American capitals, Quito is notable for its well-preserved old town.
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Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America.
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Quito has been the scene of demonstrations and political violence since the early years of the republic. In 1833, members of the Society of Free Inhabitants of Quito were assassinated by the government after they conspired against it, and on March 6, 1845, the Marcist Revolution began. Later, in 1875, the country's president, Gabriel García Moreno,...
Quito lies at 00’ 15” South and 78' 35” West at an average altitude of 9,350 feet (2,850 meters) making it the second highest capital city in the world. There is some confusion about this claim because La Paz, Bolivia, which is higher, is the governmental capital of Bolivia (where the Bolivian government functions). However, Sucre, which is lower, ...
Quito is the capital, and therefore the seat of government, of the Republic of Ecuador and of the province of Pichincha.
Quito is one of Ecuador's two major industrial centers (the other being Guayaquil), and produces textiles, pharmaceuticals, light consumer goods, and hand-crafted objects of leather, wood, gold, and silver. Quito is the primary financial, educational, cultural and political center of Ecuador. Tourism is also an important part of Quito’s economy and...
Ecuador's El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) 2001 census calculated Quito's population at 1,865,541 residing in 555,928 households. Quito's illiteracy rate was estimated at 4.3 percent with an average monthly income of $387. The official language of Ecuador is Spanish. Several other native languages including Quichua and Shuara ar...
Architecture
The "centro histórico," historical center, as it is called, was appointed along with the historic center of Kraków, Poland, as the first UNESCOWorld Heritage Cultural Site in 1978. UNESCO's description of Quito noted "Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic center in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the 'Baroque school...
Arts and entertainment
Quito boasts a varied and exciting selection of museums and cultural centers. The city hosts the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador that performs at the Sucre Theater. Opera, ballet and concerts are held at the recently restored nineteenth-century Teatro Sucre. There are also several museums, many dedicated to Colonial art and history. The most renowned are the City Museum ("Museo de la Ciudad"), the Metropolitan Cultural Center and the museum of the Convent of Saint Francis. The Guayasam...
Festivals and fiestas
Quito is famous for the intensity and fervor of its festivals and fiestas, which can be traced to the first conquistadors and friars to arrive in the land of the Incas. The city's festivals and fiestas include: 1. Cero Latitud (Zero Latitude) film festival held every year in late October. 2. Fiestas de Quito - the celebration of Quito’s founding by the Spanish on December 6, 1534. During the celebration, the streets of Quito overflow with musicians, dancers, actors, color, vibrancy and excite...
Health
Health services in Quito are provided by both the public and the private sectors with the Ministry of Public Health responsible for most public health care. The Ministry of Health covers about 80 percent of the population while the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social—IESS) covers an additional 10 percent, and a number of other autonomous agencies also contributing. Quito is serviced by a number of large Provincial and national hospitalsadministered...
Transportation
Domestic and international flights are handled by the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in the northern part of the city, although a new airport is being built in Tababela parish, to the east. Quito's main bus station, with both domestic and international buses, "La Terminal Terrestre de Cumandá," is located in the Old City. La Estacion Chimbacalle, Quito's train station is located on Calle Maldonado deep in Old Quito. Quito's rail system is used more as a tourist attraction rather than a...
Aerial tramway to Cruz Loma
Since July 2005, Quito has an aerial tramway (cable cars), known as the Teleferiqo from the city center to the hill known as Cruz Loma on the east side of the Pichincha volcano. Eighteen gondolas ascend from the 9,680 ft starting point to reach an altitude of 13,284 ft in approximately ten minutes. The ride offers visitors some of the most spectacular and most easily accessible views of the city. Due to the increased altitude and the wind on the mountain, it is considerably cooler. In additio...
Quito has seven sister cities: 1. Madrid, Spain 2. Buenos Aires, Argentina 3. Managua, Nicaragua 4. Louisville (Kentucky, USA) 5. Coral Gables (Florida, USA) 6. Toronto (Ontario, Canada) 7. Buxton, England
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Quito. Ecuador, 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. Modern apartment buildings and modest concrete homes creep partway up the slopes, and busy commercial thoroughfares lined with shops and choked with traffic turn into ...
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Quito's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.
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