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Quito

[ kee-taw ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9,348 feet (2,849 meters) above sea level.


Quito

/ ˈkiːtəʊ; ˈkito /

noun

  1. the capital of Ecuador, in the north at an altitude of 2850 m (9350 ft), just south of the equator: the oldest capital in South America, existing many centuries before the Incan conquest in 1487; a cultural centre since the beginning of Spanish rule (1534); two universities. Pop: 1 514 000 (2005 est)


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He attributed “exclusive” responsibility for the collapse of the preservation initiative to the government in Quito.

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is not exactly on the Elizabeth Arden circuit for the leisure, jet-setting crowd.

That may be one of the big reasons why the Australian decided to appeal his case to Quito.

Abigiras, an Indian mission formerly under the charge of the order of Jesuits, in the governmental department of Quito.

Aguanos, a settlement in the province of Mainas, Quito, so called from the Indians of whom it is composed.

Ancuteres, a nation of infidel Indians inhabiting the forests of the river Napo, in Quito.

He had taken as one of his concubines the daughter of the conquered monarch of Quito and by her had a son named Atahualpa.

Before he was garroted, Atahualpa begged that his remains might be preserved at Quito with those of his mother's people.

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