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Quito´s Party 

The origin of the Holidays of Quito

In Quito during the history there have been multiple parties, wicha had to do with the practice of Cristianity the Faustain events of the spanish monarchy and were turning some traditional festivities such as for example the Carnaval. However, today´s commemoration of the Hispanic Foundation of Quito (August 28, 1534) is likely to have a background the celebration of te fourth centenary of the establishment of the City of Quito by Sebastian de Benalcazar. The December 6, 1934 there was especially militar parades, exhibitions of sculpure, painting and caricature that were convened by the municipality, where the Mariano Aguilera award is promoted, having also partipaded in the commemoration of the Catholic Church by Archobishop Carlos Maria Tower.

Typical Holiday meal Quito

Hornado:

In the original preparation of this dish, chicha and lard are used. The pig is backet in a clay oven and when ready it accompanied by mote, potato pancakes and or cold pepper.

Broth Legs:

Influences of indigenous, pre-Hispanic and Spanish cusine come together in this soup. The basic ingredients are preparing beef leg fence and the nickname while peppers and peanuts are very important for their preparation.

Morocho:

It is a sweet concotion made ground and shelled (cereal) that has been soaked overnigth morocho above. In Quito they are famous that are offered on the premises of the 5 corners in Chimbacalle and usually served with empanadas de viento.

Canelazo:

It is the best option to counter the cold Quito. It is made of brandy, sugar, water, cinnamon and pure juice naranjilla. This preparation is taken hot is typical of the Andrean eligion.

Tradicional Music:

This old guitar accompanying me,

It has a bitter grief that tortures me.

You know why the morning star,

He always finds me alone with my grief.

  The hall its heydey fromm the late ninetheenth to mijnd-twentieth centuary, after it began to decline in popularity, recently resturnd to the for especially new adaptions that made the musican Juan Fernando Velasco to the most popular songs of that style. In the main exponents were the duo Benitez Valencia, recognized both nationally and internationally in this time and even in these. Composers such as Gerardo Arias, Humberto Dorado Polit or Leonardo Paez belonged to that time.

Ecuadorian Artist

  

 

"QUITO"

Location

Quito, officialy San Fransisco de Quito, is the capital of the Republic of Ecuador, the oldest capital of South America and the province of Pichincha with 1,607,734 inhabitants, is the second most populous city in Ecuador. It is also cantonal or district head of the Metropolitan District of Quito. He is considered the economic capital of the country.

It is located on the basin of Guayllabanba on the western slopes delestratovolcan active Pichincha, on the eastern side of the Andes and its averaje altitude is 2800 m. The city is divided into 32 parishes,which are nsubdivided into districts. 

Typical food  

Sandwiches of ham: they are famous of all the local from downtown the pork met used for this preparation comes from the leg of the animal and cooked in a wood oven.

 Fry: in the Sierra is accompanied by white ricee and potatoes .

Canelazo: It is the best option to counter the cold Quito. it is made of brandly, sugar or brown sugar, water, cinnamon and pure juice naranjilla.

The canelazo is a good choice for cold specially at parties of Quito.

 

Tourist places

Historical center

Is considered the best preserved historical complex and one of the most important in Latin America

Middle of the world 

It is a land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador It is located in the Parish of sSan Antonioded Metropolitian District of Quito.

Rural parishes

I heart of La Mariscal is located in the Plaza Quinde know as "Plaza Foch" on the premises at the intersection of the streets Marshal Foch and Reina Victoria bars, restaurant, and cafes

Important places 

San Fransisco Church: San Fransisco the most imposing architectural monument Quito. It offers visitors the admiration of the temple.

The Basilica Church: the Basilica del voto Nacional, or simply "The Basilica" consecrated in 1988 though still technically unfinished.

The Bun: This natural elevation it was a so named for is resemblance to a small pan, stands amaid the city as a natural viewpoint from which the Andean beauty of the zone and the urban layout of the city is appreciated.

Government Palace: This building was build between the seventeenth centuary and early nineteenth century by the "President of the Royal Audience Of Quito" 

Leyend  

La Bella Aurora 

This is one of the most famous legends of the city of Quito and as the story goes, it all started in the plaza de la Independencia still there when there was no monument. here lived Bella Aurora, a beatuiful young woman with her parents attended a bullfight according to those who have attended this run no one knows where it came from a black bull approached Bella Aurora very strangely.