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Advantages: Beautiful setting, churches and Spanish colonial architecture Disadvantages: Traffic noise and fumes, some street crime
; the soldiery having carved up their share of the spoils, it was the turn of the priests. The ornate grey stonework around the entrance is topped by twin bell-towers in glistening white and flanked by two long whitewashed walls, above and beyond which can be seen the slope of the Pinchincha volcano.
The whole of Quito lies in a long high furrow in the Andes, with the old town at its south-western end. Standing in front of San Francisco church, one looks downhill across the Plaza and over the rooftops ahead to where the mountains rise again to the east, their green slopes speckled with the pink and white of buildings. To the right - the south - another hill forms the end of the valley. This hill is called el Panecillo and was originally the site of a fort, but is now topped by a column bearing a statue of a winged woman, known as La Virgen de ...
torr 06.07.2008 (12.07.2008)
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Advantages: pleasant climate, lots to see, bustling with local activity Disadvantages: usual big city issues - traffic, smog, beggars, street vendors
excellent and include the surrounding volcanoes as well as the city itself.
The old city is a place of churches and traditional markets. The central square is the Plaza de la Independencia at the heart of colonial Quito. The square is surrounded by the Cathedral, Presidential Palace and the Archbishop's Palace as well as the much more modern City Hall. There are a number of spectacular churches in this area although many are in need of significant repair. The second major square in the old city is the nearby Plaza de San Francisco. This open cobblestone square is dominated by the Monastery of San Francisco and its associated buildings.
Although much of the new city is modern office blocks, it also offers an extensive range of shops and various significant museums. The Casa de Cultura Equitoriana lies just to the side of the ParqueEl ...
stuartmelvin 21.03.2001
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First of all, sorry for my spelling and grammar mistakes, I´m from Spain and I do not yet speak English, but I will improve thanks to you.
ElParque del Buen Retiro de Madrid
The Park of "Retiro" is located in the heart of Madrid, the biggest Spanish city. It has become an essential lung for Madrid? and its inhabitants, who want to leave their hurried lives to take a little break in that wonderful park. It is the most important park of Madrid.
So this park deserves a visit if you ever go to Madrid, because it joins past and present, art, history and architecture. There are some monuments on the park that are more famous than other, but walking along the avenues you can discover new little wonders; this park always offers something new.
In addition to it, I have to underline the privileged place that this park occupies. It is ...
