Discovering Quito.
May
10
2012
After 52 years of service, the current International Airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre [IATA airport code: UIO], switches off its lights and closes permanently on October 11, 2012. The original airport was built in 1960 on 126 hectares of land, located in the north of Quito. Due to its location in the middle of a …
Feb
23
2012
Quito, Ecuador – South America The virgin stands on top of a globe and is stepping on a snake, which is a classic madonna iconography. Less traditional are the wings. Locals claim that she is the only one in the world with wings like an angel. The monument was inspired by the famous “Virgen de …
Feb
23
2012
The Basílica del Voto Nacional (or Basilica of National Vow) is most probably one of the most prominent Roman Catholic churches in Quito, Ecuador. It can be spotted in the horizon from both the historic, colonial center as well as the modern northern district of Quito. The basilica is the most important work of Neogothic …
Dec
07
2011
After a decade of living back here in Ecuador, I thought it high time to publish traffic lights (translated from Ecuadorian Spanish into English).
Sep
20
2011
On Friday, September 16th at 19h00 a TAME airline airplane (Embraer 190), flight no.148 from Loja to Quito, crashed into the far north safety extension region of the Quito International Airport of Mariscal Sucre. Aboard were 97 passengers and 6 crew. No victims were reported, and 11 people received medical attention. The TAME plane ended up some 300 meters …
Aug
24
2011
The Jesuit Church (the Iglesia de La Compañía de Jesus, or simply La Compañía ) is a blend of Baroque and Quiteño art, and is considered by many to be one of the most ornate churches in Latin America. For this very reason, it has been named part of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity The …
Aug
10
2011
August 10th, 2011 The Virgin of the Quito ( La Virgen del Panecillo) is considered one of the seven wonders of Ecuador’s capital, Quito. Yesterday, the capital city of Quito announced the seven winners of ”The Wonders of Quito“, an initiative that seeks to recognize and highlight the most important cultural heritages of the city, which will be promoted both nationally and internationally. The election was conducted by the inhabitants of Quito, …
Apr
28
2011
As we come to the close of April 2011 here in Quito (well actually everywhere on the globe!) I cannot help but associate rain (and lots of its) to April 2011 here in Quito. If I had to sum the month up in a song it would be Here comes the rain again by the Eurythmics. Here …
Mar
22
2011
Ecuador straddles the Equator line in South America, and borders Colombia (to its north) and Peru (to its east and south). FULL NAME: Republic of Ecuador GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: 2 00 S, 77 30 W CAPITAL: Quito LANGUAGES: Spanish, indigenous languages POPULATION: 14,306,876 (2010 census) AREA: 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq miles) ELEVATIONS: 0m to 6267m …
Mar
22
2011
The Equator is an imaginary line on the globe that is equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. So where does the Equator line cross Ecuador? At latitude 0° of course! But where does this occur in the real, physical world? The exact specification of the equator is, in fact, …
