Quito is—quite literally—breathtaking. Thanks to one of the largest and best-preserved colonial cores in Latin America, Ecuador's capital was named the very first UNESCO World Heritage site.

115 - City of Quito (Ecuador) (C 2 ... The publication of the Nomination file, including the maps and names, does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of the World Heritage Committee or ...

Begin at the Independence Square, where, alongside the Presidential Palace stands the Metropolitan Cathedral and Archbishop’s ...