QUITO HISTORIC CENTER
The Quito Historic Center is believed to be one of the best-preserved colonial centers and one of the most important across the whole of Latin America. Dotted with an array of colonial churches, fascinating museums, markets, and beautiful views, it remains an incredible testimony to Quito's past.
Lower portion of the Monument to the Heroes of Independence.
Left Image: Libertas tops the Triumph Column of the Monument to the Heroes of Independence.
In the foreground: The ionic domes of the Church of the Society of Jesus. In the background, the Metropolitan Cathedral or Catedral Metropolitana de Quito (Quito Cathedral).
The ionic domes of the Church of the Society of Jesus.
Church of the Society of Jesus (La Compania de Jesus).
Outside wall of the Church of the Society of Jesus (La Compania de Jesus).
Our Lady of Mercy (Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Merced).
La VIRGEN del PANECILLO (VIRGIN of QUITO)
