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Quito travel guide

about Quito

Quito is the capital city of Ecuador.

Located in a valley on the western slopes of Pichincha, an active volcano in the Andes mountains, its elevation of around 2850 meters (9300 feet) above sea level makes it one of the world's highest capital cities. Its population, according to the most recent census (2001), was 1,399,378.

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Quito history

On December 6, 1534, the city was founded by Sebastián de Benalcázar.

On May 24, 1822, a troop led by Antonio José de Sucre defeated the Spanish resistance in the Battle of Pichincha securing the independence of Quito.

On February 12, 1949, a realistic broadcast of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds panicked most of the residents. A mob set fire to the radio station and the offices of El Comercio, the capital's leading newspaper, killing twenty people. The property damage was estimated at $350,000. Three officials charged with responsibility for the broadcast were arrested.

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