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                                                          History of Quito

The history of this beautiful city, full of legends woven by more than 400 years, is still alive in the memory of its inhabitants. To find its origin is necessary to go back in time to December 6, 1534, when the Spanish conquistadors founded the city with 204 settlers the current site of Quito was inhabited by Quitus, a tribe from the Quechua civilization in a strip land that stretched from what is now Cerro del Panecillo in the south to the Plaza de San Blas in the center. Called the Kingdom of Quito in the Pre-Hispanic period, buildings in this ancient city were made of carved stone and bricks drying in the sun. Later, Spanish architects incorporated the same materials into their grandiose constructions.



Typical food

Seco de chivo. In the Sierra is accompanied by white rice and potatoes. Using naranjilla, brown sugar and beer define their distinctive flavor. During the colonial era was one of the most popular dishes among the diners.


Locro potatoes. This soup has more than 2,000 years of history in national territories. Before the arrival of the Spaniards in the menu populations living in Quito already existed achievements cunt, beans or mellocos. Usually it accompanies browning and avocados.

 
I hornado. In the original preparation of this dish, chicha and lard are used. The pig is baked in a clay oven and when ready it accompanied by mote, potato pancakes and sour chili or cold.



BEVERAGES

Morocho. It is a sweet concoction made ground and shelled (cereal) that has been soaked overnight morocho above. In Quito they are famous that are offered on the premises of the 5 Corners in Chimbacalle and usually served with empanadas de viento.


Canelazo. It is the best option to counter the cold Quito. It is made of brandy, sugar or brown sugar, water, cinnamon and pure juice naranjilla. This preparation is taken hot is typical of the Andean region.

DESSERTS

Fresh fig with cheese. To become sweet figs must go through a long process that involves cooking for hours in a honey syrup brown sugar or cane sugar, flavored with cinnamon. To serve it is customary to accompany pieces of cheese.

                            Quito is celebrated with customs, traditions and joy

Quito, capital of Ecuador, met this year 475 years of Spanish foundation. The December 6, 1534, Sebastian Benalcázar burdened and overwhelmed by the bustle of the conquest
These festivals are celebrated with parades, serenades, Queen City, wooden racing cars, traditional food, traditional card game "40" canelazos, town bands and the Feria de Toros is chosen, which experts is the most important and largest on the continent, a mixture of all ancestral legacies and inheritances that have led us to celebrate just as loyal and noble city.

Quito changes during the first week of December as colorful dresses, party and joy, people feel proud to live in this city and to open the doors to all visitors from around the world.Long live Quito!

slip into their wooden cars over hills of San Roque dodging the few vehicles that then circulated by the Franciscan Quito.Estas streets defying descents to Aguilar, also they aroused the interest of other young people who began to compete with each other to build bigger the car, the fastest or the most beautiful and well impress girls.









Colonial Quito, where the most celebrated characters were certainly pretty quiteño.Trajes chullita Quito and green colors, taxo, white and blue, a very similar to those of the (large) colony marched through the central courtyards aspect, making look like 'queens' who used them.

The municipality changed its decision to restrict the participation of bands peace parades by the Fiestas de Quito.








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