Quito (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] (listen); Quechua: Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador,
with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha.
Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha,[2] an active stratovolcano in the Andes, at an elevation of
2,850 m (9,350 ft), making it the second-highest capital city in the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito
view from the Virgen del Panecillo towards the center and north of the city
Sin título by
jpmorla, en Flickr
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