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AN ADVENTURE IN SAN AGUSTÍN

One of the most beautiful, traditional and representative convents in Quito is San Agustín (Saint Augustine) thanks to its mystic spirituality, its emotional artistry and, of course, its many legends. Practical...

LA COMPAÑIA

LA COMPAÑÍA DE JESÚS CHURCH By: Belén Guerrero The photos of La Compañía church undoubtedly stand out in these pages. Nevertheless, it´s important to describe it in order to be able admire one of the key spots...

OCTAVA DE CORPUS

A night at San Marcos By: Belén Guerrero San Marcos is famous because it still looks like one of Quito's old colonial era neighborhoods. Over time and thanks to a great community effort it is, once again, a be...

Museo Casa del Alabado

Casa del Alabado Museum: Pre-Columbian Art Emblem A few blocks off the Plaza de San Francisco, right at Quito’s Historical Zone, a priority site awaits the visit of domestic and foreign tourists. It is the Casa...
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Plaza de la Independencia

INDEPENDENCE PLAZA A huge sculpture was placed there in memory of those patriots. At the top of the statue is a majestic image of Liberty. Independence Plaza, colloquially known as Big Plaza, in the heart of Qu...
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Museo Casa de la Acuarela

Watercolors and Drawing The museum Is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods within its colonial downtown The House of Watercolors and Drawing is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods ...
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Religious tradition

Before the conquerors arrived, the natives were closely related to nature; they knew perfectly how the solstices, equinoxes and astrological phenomena worked, which the Spaniards found hard to understand. The ...