Quito
Highest Andean capital
Quito is the capital city of Ecuador, situated high in the Andes Mountains at over 9,000 feet elevation.
The city's well-preserved colonial center is among the oldest in the Americas: We spent a week exploring Quito's historic district.
The name sometimes appears in discussions of altitude sickness affecting travelers.
Earth's fiery vent
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- peaksHighest points attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
condor · trekking · climbing · valley · snowcapped · eruption
Ecuador's biggest city
- GalapagosEcuadorian Pacific archipelago
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
dollarization · indigenous · bananas · cacao · roses · oil · Pacific
Cultural arm of UN
- colonialOf occupied territories
- plazasPublic open squares
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- conventsHouses for religious sisters
architecture · landmarks · monuments · preservation · restoration · museums · artifacts · culture
Authority over a state
- metropolisLarge important city
- municipalityLocal governing district
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- mayorElected head of municipality
council · cityscape · urban · infrastructure · civic · jurisdiction · policy · governance
Height above reference point
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- breathlessnessDifficulty drawing air
oxygen · barometric · treeline · alpine · lofty · sky-high · valley · basin
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- peaksHighest points attained
summit · condor · trekking · climbing · valley · snowcapped · eruption
Guayaquil
Ecuador's biggest city
provinces · dollarization · indigenous · bananas · cacao · roses · oil · Pacific
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
convents · architecture · landmarks · monuments · preservation · restoration · museums · artifacts · culture · traditions
government
Authority over a state
- metropolisLarge important city
- municipalityLocal governing district
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
mayor · council · cityscape · urban · infrastructure · civic · jurisdiction · policy · governance · legislature
elevation
Height above reference point
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
breathlessness · oxygen · barometric · treeline · alpine · lofty · sky-high · valley · basin · ravines
- Ecuador AtlasGuayaquil, Manta
- Ecuador placesGuayaquil, Manta, Bolivar, Santo Domingo, Galapagos
- highland settlementsalpine village, mountain town, hill station, Appalachian town, Cusco
- Latin American RegionsLima, Cusco, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Hispanic WorldSpain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba