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| Plaza de la Independencia. To the right is the Palacio del Gobierno. |
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| Guard at the entrance of the Palacio del Gobierno. |
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| Guards at the entrance of the Palacio del Gobierno. |
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| South corner of the Plaza San Francisco. In the background is the cathedral. |
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| Mounted police in front of the monastery of San Francisco. |
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| Street taylors at Le Marin. |
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| View from the Instituto Geografico Militar. The circular building to the left is the Casa de la Cultura Ecuadoriana, which houses a theatre and some important museums. |
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| Quito observatory, the oldest European astronomical observatory in South America. Opened in 1864. |
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| The large telescope in the observatory. |
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| Parque el Ejido. The hill behind the 'blender' is the Panecillo with a statue of La Virgen de Quito. |
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| View of the Panecillo from the church of La Merced. |
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| One of the stops of the (very useful) trolley that runs the full length of the city. |
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| Leaving our hotel in Quito, we are boarding our bus, which will take us to our adventures. |
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