Quito was part of the Inca empire Tahuantinsuyo. In colonial times, the Royal Audience of Quito was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

Virgen del Panecillo, Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Juan Arellano

Sunset in Quito, Ecuador.

Square and Church of Santo Domingo, Quito, Ecuador.

Sucre and Benalcázar street corner, Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Juan Arellano

Basilica of the National Vow, Quito, Ecuador.

Little tree Park, Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Juan Arellano

Photo by Juan Arellano You want to see museums in Quito? They leave me breathless.

As in most big cities, always agree on a price unless the taxi has a meter. Don't run the risk of being scammed upon arrival.

Geography Quito is located in the northern highlands of Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin.

One of the things I like about Quito is that its history is a part of mine.

If there is one thing that symbolizes my love for Quito, it is the sculpture of the Virgin of Panecillo, inspired by the Virgin of Quito.

On March 14, 1541, Quito was declared a city and on February 14, 1556, was given the title Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de San Francisco de Quito ( Very Noble and Loyal City of San Francisco of Quito ), starting at this point its urban evolution.

The Military Academy General Eloy Alfaro (c. 1838) graduates the army officers and is located in Quito.

As of 2008, the municipality of Quito divided the city into 32 urban parishes.

However, the main road leading from Quito city centre to the new airport will only be finished in late 2014, making current travelling from the airport to downtown Quito as long as two hours during rush hour.

I have always entered Quito the same way from below, meaning from the south through Quitumbe.

Martín, Malena and the Guagua Transhumante on the Pacific Coast heading to Quito, Ecuador.

Colonial period Indigenous resistance to the Spanish invasion continued during 1534, with Diego de Almagro founding Santiago de Quito (in present day Colta, near Riobamba) on August 15, 1534, later to be renamed San Francisco de Quito on August 28, 1534.

In 2004, he was a co founder of BlogsPerú the first blog directory in Peru. He also collaborated in the Información Cívica project from OSI, and collaborates with Periodismo Ciudadano and Future Challenges websites, among others.This post was originally published at Juan Arellano's Globalizado blog. Marianna Breytman gently translated this post.

By the 1850s, the Quito mint was not receiving enough precious metals to justify its operation.

P.S. If you are interested in getting to know Quito via its people, I can recommend a few pages on Facebook Quito escondido (Hidden Quito), from my friend Galo Pérez, whom I interviewed in this post , and Quito, de aldea a ciudad (Quito, from village to city), which collects old photos of Quito. Corner of San Francisco Square, Quito, Ecuador.

They have just elected a new president of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), whose headquarters are being built in Quito, Equador.

Today the Jewish Community of Ecuador (Comunidad Judía del Ecuador) has its seat in Quito and has approximately 200 members.

De Velasco wrote about the nations and chiefdoms that had existed in the Kingdom of Quito (today Ecuador) before the arrival of the Spanish.

After nearly 300 years of Spanish colonization, Quito was still a small city numbering 10,000 inhabitants.

Others like Humans of Quito, Humans of Lima, Humans of Peru, and Humans of Asunción have been created less than a month ago.

Also, the Cauca region which included such cities as Pasto, Popayan and Buenaventura had always been dependent on the Presidencia or Audiencia of Quito.

In an attempt to dialogue with the police, President Correa suffered a tear gas assault and is being treated at the Metropolitan Hospital in Quito.

FIO celebrated its ninth Annual Congress in Quito from 8 to 11 November 2004.

The Board was informed by the complainant's counsel that FARE DP members had illegally entered the complainant's brother's house in Quito and had destroyed some of the furniture.

2. Calls upon all States to support the States that comprise the Andean Community in promoting the principles and purposes provided for by the Declaration of San Francisco de Quito

Roads, avenues and streetsBecause Quito is about long and at its widest, most of the important avenues of the city extend from north to south.

A police strike began today when a group of Ecuadorian policemen shut down Quito's international airport and the main regiment of the city in a protest against President Rafael Correa.

Photo by Juan Arellano But apart from everything this city has to offer and perhaps I am being subjective here I must confess that what particularly appeals to me about Quito is that it does not make me feel like a stranger.

In 1563, Quito became the seat of a real audiencia (administrative district) of Spain and part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and later the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

The existence of his literary work came to light many centuries later, when a crew of masons was restoring the walls of a colonial church in Quito and found a hidden manuscript.

Art The best known art styles from Ecuador belonged to the Escuela Quiteña , which developed from the 16th to 18th centuries, examples of which are on display in various old churches in Quito.

3. Encourages the States members of the Andean Community to make every effort to ensure the early fulfilment of the commitments arising from the Declaration of San Francisco de Quito.

RIO DE JANEIRO Last month, the leaders of all 12 countries of South America (except one) gathered in Quito, Ecuador s capital, for the summit of the Union of South American Nations.

Instead, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez hijacked the Quito meeting to propagate his Bolivarian Revolution and expound his own ideas for the continent s future as independent of the United States.

In July 2005, military aid in the form of U.S. Special Forces began arriving at Paraguay's Mariscal Estigarribia air base, a sprawling complex built in 1982.

Fruitless negotiations continued between the governments of Bogota and Quito, where the government of Bogota didn't recognize the separation of Ecuador or that of Cauca from the Gran Colombia until war broke out in May 1832.

Its main body is the National Electoral Council, which is based in the city of Quito, and consists of seven members of the political parties most voted, enjoying complete financial and administrative autonomy.

The strike began at 8 this morning in the Nº1 Regiment in Quito against changes to the Public Service Law, which reduced benefits for various public entities.