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'''Quito''' is the [[capital]] city of [[Ecuador]]. It is located at 9,350 feet above [[sea level]]. It has a population of approximately 1.8 million to 2 million<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html</ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm</ref>.

'''Quito''' is the [[capital]] city of [[Ecuador]]. It is located at 9,350 feet above [[sea level]]. It has a population of approximately 1.8 million to 2 million.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html</ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm</ref>

Quito historically was one of the capital cities of the [[Inca]]s, second only in importance to [[Cuzco]]. A few Inca ruins are still tangible in Quito today, although most of them were razed by the [[Spaniards]] during the Spanish ''conquisto'' of 1548 pp. The city center in particular is especially well-preserved, including many fine examples of (Spanish) Restoration architecture such as the [[Cathedral of Quito]] and the Basilica of the National Vow, both [[Roman Catholic]] edifices. In 1978, Quito was one of the first cities named as a UNICEF World Heritage Site.

Quito historically was one of the capital cities of the [[Inca]]s, second only in importance to [[Cuzco]]. A few Inca ruins are still tangible in Quito today, although most of them were razed by the [[Spaniards]] during the Spanish ''conquisto'' of 1548 pp. The city center in particular is especially well-preserved, including many fine examples of (Spanish) Restoration architecture such as the [[Cathedral of Quito]] and the Basilica of the National Vow, both [[Roman Catholic]] edifices. In 1978, Quito was one of the first cities named as a UNICEF World Heritage Site.