S A N T I A G O A V I L E S S .

ASSIGNMENT # 1 THE CITY OF QUITO

THE CITY

• Quito is the capital of Ecuador in South America.

• The population according to the 2010 census was 2,239,191.

• The historic center of Quito has one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas that we can see in one of the photos.

• Quito was the first World Cultural Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1978.

• In the old photo we can see the central square of Quito that is located about 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of the equator. A monument and museum mark this location.

• In 1809 Quito was a city of about 10,000 inhabitants. We can appreciate the size of the city in the 1866 map.

1866 1947

2013