Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'City of Quito' has mentioned 'Ecuador' in the following places:
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| This article is about the capital of Ecuador. | WIKI |
| Capital city in Pichincha, Ecuador | WIKI |
| Quito (/xcbx88kixcbx90toxcax8a/; Spanish pronunciation:xc2xa0[xcbx88kito] (listen); Quechua: Kitu; formally Saint Francis of Quito) is the capital of Ecuador and at an elevation of 2,850xc2xa0m (9,350xc2xa0ft) above sea level, it is the second highest official capital city in the world, and the closest to the equator. | WIKI |
| A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle of the world), to avoid confusion, as the word Ecuador is Spanish for equator. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-Columbian period 1.2 Colonial period 1.3 Republican Ecuador 1.4 21st century 2 Geography 2.1 Nearby volcanoes 2.2 Climate 3 Topographical zones 4 Economy 5 Politics 5.1 Governance 5.2 Urban parishes 5.3 Ecclesiastical parishes 6 Transportation 6.1 Public transportation 6.2 Highway transportation 6.3 Air transportation 6.4 Rail transportation 6.5 Subway 7 Points of interest 7.1 Historic center 7.2 El Panecillo 7.3 La Mariscal 7.4 Plaza Foch (La Zona) 7.5 Parks 7.5.1 Metropolitano 7.5.2 Bicentenario 7.5.3 La Carolina 7.5.4 El Ejido 7.5.5 Guxc3xa1pulo 7.5.6 La Alameda 7.5.7 La Floresta 7.6 TeleferiQo 7.7 Outside the city 7.8 Culture 8 Education 8.1 Universities 8.2 Libraries 9 Museums 10 Sports 11 Crime 12 Notable people 13 International relations 14 See also 15 References 16 Bibliography 17 External links | WIKI |
| While employed as a geologist in Ecuador, Graffham pursued his amateur interest in archeology. | WIKI |
| Republican Ecuador[edit] | WIKI |
| On 9 July 1883 the liberal commander Eloy Alfaro participated in the Battle of Guayaquil, and after further conflict he became the president of Ecuador on 4 September 1895. | WIKI |
| He returned to Ecuador in 1912 and attempted to return to power unsuccessfully; he was arrested on 28 January 1912, and imprisoned, then lynched by a mob that stormed the prison. | WIKI |
| Quito is located in the northern highlands of Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin. | WIKI |
| Quito has the highest level of tax collection in Ecuador, exceeding the national 57% per year 2009, currently being the most important economic region of the country[citation needed], as the latest "study" conducted by the Central Bank of Ecuador. | WIKI |
| In Ecuador, cantons are subdivided into parishes, so called because they were originally used by the Catholic Church, but with the secularization and liberalization of the Ecuadorian state, the political parishes were spun off the ones used by the church. | WIKI |
| Carondelet Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Carondelet) is the seat of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in the historical center of Quito. | WIKI |
| The monumental Basilica del Voto Nacional is the most important neo-Gothic building in Ecuador, and one of the most representative of the American continent. | WIKI |
| Carondelet Palace, office and house of the Presidents of Ecuador. | WIKI |
| Pope John Paul II headed a great mass in the park during his visit to Ecuador in 1985. | WIKI |
| Guxc3xa1pulo is a district of Quito, Ecuador, also called an electoral parish (parroquia electoral urbana). | WIKI |
| Quito Zoo,[61] located near the rural parish of Guayllabamba, about 20 kilometers (12xc2xa0mi) outside Quito, has the biggest collection of native fauna in Ecuador, including several kinds of animals that are sometimes targeted in Ecuador in the illegal fur trade. | WIKI |
| The Zoo works in conservation and education in Ecuador and has successfully bred the endangered Andean condor. | WIKI |
| This 14,000 acre high biodiversity rainforest and cloud forest reserve protects over 1966 species of plants[62] (10% of Ecuador's plant diversity) and close to 400 bird species. | WIKI |
| Central University of Ecuador. | WIKI |
| According to the National Council for Higher Education of Ecuador (CONESUP), these are the universities founded in or around Quito before 2006:[66] | WIKI |
| University Foundation Date Central University of Ecuador 18/03/1826 National Polytechnic School 27/08/1869 Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador 04/11/1946 Universidad San Francisco de Quito 25/10/1988 Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales 20/06/1972 Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 16/12/1974 Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas - ESPE 08/12/1977 Universidad Tecnolxc3xb3gica Equinoccial 18/02/1986 Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar 27/01/1992 International SEK 30/06/1993 Universidad de las Amxc3xa9ricas 29/11/1995 Universidad Internacional del Ecuador 30/08/1996 Universidad Del Pacifico: Escuela de Negocios 18/12/1997 Universidad de Especialidade Turisticas 31/03/2000 Universidad de los Hemisferios 20/05/2004 Universidad Politxc3xa9cnica Salesiana 05/08/1994 | WIKI |
| One of the oldest and most important library in Ecuador is the Central University Library in Quito. | WIKI |
| Collage National Museum of Ecuador. | WIKI |
| National Museum of Ecuador xe2x80x93 This art museum houses five displays. | WIKI |
| Each covers a different time period, ranging from prehistory to modern Ecuador. | WIKI |
| La Capilla del Hombre xe2x80x93 A museum showcasing the work of legendary Ecuadorian Artist Oswaldo Guayasamxc3xadn Ecuador National Museum of Medicine xe2x80x93 A museum dedicated to the history of medicine[70] in Quito, founded by Eduardo Estrella Aguirre. | WIKI |
| El Nacional is the fourth most titled team in Ecuador's history, with 13. | WIKI |
| One of the more interesting facts of Quito is that the stadiums are located over 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) above sea level, this gives the city the special feature and a great advantage for local teams when they play against foreign teams and it is one of the reasons that has allowed Ecuador to qualify for the last two World Cups. | WIKI |
| See also: Crime in Ecuador | WIKI |
| See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ecuador | WIKI |