25 Pictures that Prove Quito is the Most Beautiful City in South America

Biblioteca Municipal
Biblioteca Municipal | © Rick Segreda
Rick Segreda

Cultural Activist

At an altitude of 2,850 meters (9,350 feet) above sea level, Quito is the second highest Capital City in South America. But is it also the most beautiful of all cities on the continent? These 25 pictures can answer that.

Plaza Independencia
Plaza de San Francisco
Virgin of the Panecillo
Church Courtyard
Compañía de Jesús
Compañía de Jesús Interior
Basilica
Quito Centro
Centro Cultural Metropolitano
Basilico Nocturno
Plaza Grande Quito
Quito at Dawn
La Ronda
Quito Courtyard
Quito Camino
Observatorio Quito
Simon Bolivar
Guapulo Valley
Guapulo
Itchimbia
Mitad del Mundo
Cotopaxi Volcano
Antisana Volcano, Quito
Naciones Unidas, Quito
Quito

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