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Quito, Ecuador
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 Quito, the
Metropolitan District and capital of the Republic of Ecuador,
finds itself between a contemporary and a colonial city that
is constantly being built each day. The modern
structure mixes with the crossbreeding and colonial heritage
where both national residents and foreign visitors always find
a place to work, enjoy and remember.
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Quito and the Andes mountains
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Located in the
Andes mountain range 2.800 meters above sea level, Quito
occupies a plateau of 12.000 square kilometers.
Its environmental
temperature oscillates between 50º to 77º F (10 to 25
centigrade degrees). |
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 The climatic
contrasts that are presented during the course of a day,
allows one to enjoy the four seasons of the year around the
clock - as if having eternal spring. Also, the city is
surrounded by the Cotopaxi volcano
and Pichincha, Antizana,
Cayambe volcanoes that make up the majestic Andean contour. |
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