City of Quito World Heritage Site

Official name

City of Quito | UNESCO

Country

Ecuador | Map

Continent

South America

Location

Province of Pinchinada, City and Canton of Quito
0.2200° Lat, -78.5120° Lon | Map

Code

2

Time Zone

America/Guayaquil (-05, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1978. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the 'Baroque school of Quito', which is a fusion of Spanish, Italian, Moorish, Flemish and indigenous art.