Ecuador`s Capital at 2,850m.a.s.l. sorrounded by mountains, one of those are the Pichincha volcano with a population of 1.6 million. It is a modern and a colonial city founded by an Spanish captain called Sebastian de Benalcazar on December 6 th., 1,534. The historical center has been declared by the Unesco World Heritage Site in 1,978. Quito is the starting point for different excurtions |
Will win your heart with the beauty of the blue Quito skies or just walking on paved streets (sometimes cobbles) amid colonial white houses, balconies; visiting the churches that guards the art in gold and mixes with the silent of the convents; ecuadorian colonial art combines the European renaissance and baroque styles with the indigenous and mestizo influences. However, the history of Quito stretches far beyond the arrival of the Spaniards.
North west of Quito (30 minutes drive) is the “Middle of the World” where you can put one foot in the northern hemisphere while the other on the southern one. |