Ecuador
Quito
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Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city 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 is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
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What to see in Quito
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral
The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its predecessor buil…
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Basílica del Voto Nacional
The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It reaches up to 83m in height.
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Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Quito
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, commonly known as el San Francisco, is a Catholic basilica that stands in the middle of the historic center of Quito, in front of the square of the…
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Church of La Compañía, Quito
The Church and Convent of San Ignacio de Loyola de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito, also known in the Ecuadorian people simply as La Compañía, is a Catholic clerical complex located on the cor…
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