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Quito, Ecuador

Today is a public holiday in Quito, Ecuador, celebrating the founding of the city. At 11am, there is a ceremony at Plaza de Armas that includes the mounted Presidential Guard, and the band and officers […]

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La Mariscal, Quito

One of the great things Quito has done is to implement ciclopaseo every Sunday, running from the historic centre to La Mariscal. Traffic is cleared from one of the major city streets that runs through […]

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Quito, Ecuador

It has been 476 years since the founding of Quito, and the city is in full celebration mode, leading up to the 6th of December. This is an annual event, and this year it is […]