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A view of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, which is the country's second most populous city (after Guayaquil) and one of the highest capitals in South America. It is also the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.
Quito's altitude is approximately 2,800 meters (9,200 ft), making it the second-highest administrative capital city in the world, after La Paz, Bolivia.
Ecuador's capital, Quito (San Francisco de Quito), is built in a valley and on the eastern slope of an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains.
Although the actual equator is 100 yards to the north, this monument outside Quito, Ecuador, commemorates the equatorial line as surveyed by the French Geodesic Mission in the late 1700s. The location is known as Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World).
A view of Quito, Ecuador, from El Panecillo (Bread Loaf Hill).
The Palacio de Carondelet (Carondelet Palace) on Plaza Grande in the heart of the historic center of Quito serves as the residence of Ecuador's president. The plaza is surrounded by government buildings and historic churches.
The front façade of the Basilica of the National Vow (Basílica del Voto Nacional) in Quito, Ecuador. Construction began in 1892, and the formal consecration occurred in 1988. The basilica remains technically unfinished, since, according to local legend, its completion would signal the end of the world. The edifice is the largest Neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.
The Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador, is the largest Neo-Gothic church in the Americas. Begun in the late 1800s, it remains technically unfinished. The gargoyles on the façade represent animals native to Ecuador.
The Plaza de San Francisco, built atop an Incan town's market place, is one of the greatest squares in Quito, Ecuador. Bordered on three sides by two-story colonial mansions, the fourth side consists of the huge Monastery of San Francisco, the largest colonial building and oldest church in the city.
The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral in Ecuador was first built between 1535 and 1545 but was subsequently reconstructed and enhanced over the centuries. The photo shows the "Arch of Carondelet" entrance (built in 1797) and its staircase.
Overlooking the Church of La Merced (built 1736) in the historic neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador. Constructed in a Moorish style, the structure includes a monastery, as well as the oldest clock in Quito.
Located 28 km (17 mi) from Quito, Ecuador, is snow-capped Cotopaxi, a volcano that last erupted in the 1940s. It is the second highest peak in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19, 347 ft).
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