Tag: EC – City of Quito

Visit Quito in 72 hours: a complete route around the Capital of the Middle of the World; Breaking Travel News

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The Metropolitan District offers locations, traditions, top quality gastronomy and breathtaking natural surroundings. Plan your trip around Quito and discover this gorgeous city, located right in the heart of the Andes.

Source: Visit Quito in 72 hours: a complete route around the Capital of the Middle of the World

Quito’s historic center: Open-air museum home to host of treasures; La Prensa Latina

Photo: La Prensa Latina

An open-air museum whose walls and narrow streets have witnessed countless historical events and developments dating back centuries, the Ecuadorian capital’s Old Town boasts a range of architectural, archaeological and artistic treasures among its tourist offerings. Those riches are apparent in the buildings of that colonial center but also in its museums, some located within imposing complexes and others in more modest structures whose small doors are gateways to more unknown aspects of its past.

Source: Quito’s historic center: Open-air museum home to host of treasures – La Prensa Latina Media

Wonderful World: Discover Quito; Tom Sawyer; Dos Mundos

Welcome tourists! In this edition, Tom Sawyer will talk about the capital of the South American country that is the main exporter of bananas in the world, besides being one of the smallest countries in the American continent. Tom Sawyer is talking about San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. Its formal foundation dates to 1534 and it has a population of 2.7 million people while its metropolitan area exceeds 3 million people.

Source: Wonderful World: Discover Quito – Dos Mundos Bilingual Newspaper