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Quito Ecuador Travel Guide

INTRODUCTION

Quito is located in northern Ecuador, in the Guayllabamba River Basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains. It is also located 22 miles south of the Equator. Quito is the second most populated city in Ecuador; Guayaquil? is the first.

ATTRACTIONS

Attractions include Museo del Banco Central, which showcases Ecuadorian art, history, and culture. It also has a collection of pre-colonial and pre-Incaic potteries, sculptures, gold, lithics, and a mummified body. Parque Metropolitano is a 1,376-acre park, making it the largest urban park in South America. This park is perfect for mountain biking, walking, picnicking, or running. You should also visit Old Town, or Centro Histórico, a historical center that hosts Independence Plaza and Mannerist and Baroque churches, including the Cathedral and the convent and church of St. Francis, the largest building of the Colonial era built by the Spaniards in South America.