Jacinto Jijon Caamaño |
Quito museums pictures |
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Quito, full of meanings that identify and
define it, occupies hillsides and valleys. It winds through
narrow streets and opens up in wide avenues. It zigzags around
hills and gulches. Because of this physical beauty, its
traditions, mystic corners and valuable legends, it is
considered ¨Reliquary of the American Art¨. |
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of these main characteristics, in November of 1978, Quito was
declared by UNESCO as the ¨Cultural Heritage of Humanity¨.
Quito city has several museums, many of them
dedicated to Colonial art and history; some of the most renowned are
the City Museum ("Museo de la Ciudad"), the Metropolitan Cultural
Center and the museum of the Convent of San Francisco. |
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Convento de San Francisco |