Tony standing next to modern art

Quito's Museau de la Ciudad

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October 22nd 2006
We asked Frank and Mariana about nice Museums in Quito. Besides the two Guayasamin museums, they suggested the Museau de la Ciudad (Museum of the City), or the Museau de Banco Central (Museum of Ecuador's Central Bank). The Museau de la Ciudad is about the history of Quito. It is set in a building that operated as a hospital from the 1500's to the 1970's. The museum has different rooms rep ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more