City tour Quito.
Francisco de Orellana monument (Guápulo view point). Colonial part of the city visit the San Agustin Monastery one of the Quito´s most beautiful religious buildings. The Independence Plaza, La Compañía Church with its famed goldleaf altars. San Francisco Church, first great colonial building, housing painting of the famous colonial artist Caspicara. El Panecillo Hill
City Quito/Linea Equinoccial.
A few kilometers north of Quito is the Equator memorial at latitude 0º00´00” which marks the place where an 18th century expedition established the exact geodesic position of the Equator. |
