Quito
Quito is the capital and most populous city of Ecuador, with a population of approximately 3.1 million. The city stretches from north to south for 50 km, at an altitude of 2,800 m, on the slopes of the Guagua Pichincha volcano. It is said to have been founded by Spanish settlers on 6 December 1534, but in reality the Incas had settled there some 50 years earlier, in an area that had already been inhabited for almost 2500 years.
Quito
Quito is the capital and most populous city of Ecuador, with a population of approximately 3.1 million. The city stretches from north to south for 50 km, at an altitude of 2,800 m, on the slopes of the Guagua Pichincha volcano. It is said to have been founded by Spanish settlers on 6 December 1534, but in reality the Incas had settled there some 50 years earlier, in an area that had already been inhabited for almost 2500 years.