Quito
Ecuador
Quito holds one of the largest and best-preserved colonial city centres in the Americas — a dense historic quarter of more than 40 churches, convents, and monasteries that earned it a place among the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites declared in 1978. Founded by the Spanish in 1534 on the ruins of an Inca city, Ecuador's capital sits high in the Andes at an elevation that makes it one of the highest national capitals in the world, with the Equator running through its northern reaches.
- Population2,781,641
- Nearest water1.0 km
- Nearest mountain0.7 km
- UNESCO within 50 km2