Quito

Quito

Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of the Republic of Ecuador, the oldest capital of South America 3 and the Province of Pichincha, 4 with 1,607,734 inhabitants, is the second most populous city in Ecuador. It is also cantonal or district head of the Metropolitan District of Quito.5 currently is considered the economic capital of country.6 7

It is located on the basin of Guayllabamba on the western slopes of the Pichincha active stratovolcano on the east side of the Andes and its average altitude is 2800 m. The city is divided into 32 parishes, which are subdivided into barrios.8

typical dishes

Hornado

I hornado. In the original preparation of this dish, chicha and lard are used. The pig is baked in a clay oven and when ready it accompanied by mote, potato pancakes and sour chili or cold.

Hornado history begins in the sixteenth century. It is a typical Ecuadorian dish, born of a European tradition. In America there were pigs, but the Spaniards brought. They were Spaniards and blacks. In the seventeenth century, in traditional wood ovens allullas, biscuits or bread became. But we had to use the heat. Then, the cooks used it to prepare meats. One was the pig. The origin of the dish comes from a Valencian dish: pork, cooked in a wood oven. One of the most historic sites for this dish is Botin in Madrid Cuchilleros street, considered the world's oldest restaurant.

Place to visit

The best preserved colonial region of the Americas, the historic center of Quito offers stunning architecture built from the XVI century. It has places of volcanic material, great republican buildings, monasteries, convents, churches that adorn the Baroque and Gothic aesthetics and is home to museums filled with the representation of its history. The architecture embodies the history of the center, Quito, while preserving modern customs houses the daily life of its inhabitants.

The rich architecture is present within the churches and squares of the historic center. Quito is home to some of the most beautiful churches decorated with stunning Baroque and Gothic details. Among the most popular, the church and Plaza de la Merced is a perfect example baroque and gothic aesthetic that embraces the city, which is decorated with masterpieces by Bernardo de Legarda and Miguel de Santiago.

Other churches that embody the works of Bernardo de Legarda and Miguel de Santiago, and are full of historical heritage center of Quito, are the Church of the Society of Jesus and the Church and Plaza de San Agustin.

The celebration of the history of Quito born between the beautiful views from their seats. Recognized as the entrance to the historic center of Quito, Plaza de San Blas explains the historical tradition of Quito, with modern architecture, with its vertical garden remodeled and jewelry. Many identify the Plaza Grande as the hub of the historic center. Home to many attractions such as the Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, the Presidential Palace and the Plaza Grande, which serves as a place full in history for the people of Quito and for visitors interested in seeing what surrounds the rich culture Quito.

Importan Places

Panecillo

The bun is a natural elevation of 3,000 meters above sea level, nestled in the heart of the city deQuito (Ecuador). It is the most visited site in the city. Because of its location it has become the most important natural view of the city, from which you can appreciate the urban layout of the Ecuadorian capital, from its historic center and to the north and south. The bagel is topped by a giant aluminum sculpture of "Virgin of Quito", created by the Spanish Agustin de la Herran Matorras, which was based on the work made by Bernardo de Legarda, one of the most important representatives of the School Quito.

Aboriginal and colonial

Quito, oil painter Rafael Salas showing the city of the nineteenth century, with the hill Panecillo as its backdrop.

On arrival at Quitu, Spaniards found nothing but ashes of what was the second capital of Tahuantinsuyo; but also they noted that the hill, known as Shungoloma was a strategic place in the valley of Pichincha, which settled the Peninsularized Quito near the hill and baptized this particular elevation with the name of "Bun" for its resemblance with a little bread.

Some theories documentary basis without further submits that the hill was a temple dedicated to the Sun, but there is no trace in the place that confirmed.

Throughout the colonial period the bagel marked the end of the city from the south end, and so travelers coming from cities such as Ambato, Guayaquil, Latacunga, Lima and Cuenca knew, to spot it, that his arrival in Quito was a matter of a few hours nothing else. The hill was a wooded part, especially in the south side.

Legend

A Cantuña they sent him to build a church of San Fransisco, but Cantuña let go, intone the days passed and no iso anything until I arrived a day earlier than agreed, then the devil appeared and told him that he would build the church rapidly but with the proviso that if antres of the cock crows would be ready, Cantuña belonged to the devil (so he sold his soul k) and if there had just agreed to, nothing happened (did not sell his soul), then at dawn and was almost ready one stone was missing and therefore safe to sell his soul to the devil.

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