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City of Quito

Ecuador
Date of Inscription: 1978
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Core zone: 320 ha
Province of Pinchinada, City and Canton of Quito
N0 0 14 W78 30 0
Ref: 2

Brief Description

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the 'Baroque school of Quito', which is a fusion of Spanish, Italian, Moorish, Flemish and indigenous art.

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