Landmark
Quito, Ecuador
Best time to visit El Panecillo, Quito: Jun–Sep. El Panecillo is a 200-metre-high hill of volcanic-origin, with loess soil, located between southern…
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The best time to visit El Panecillo is Jun–Sep, in Quito, Ecuador.
El Panecillo is in Quito, Ecuador.
El Panecillo is a 200-metre-high hill of volcanic-origin, with loess soil, located between southern and central Quito. Its peak is at an elevation of 3,016 metres (9,895 ft) above sea level. The original name used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Quito was Yavirac. According to Juan de Velasco, a Jesuit historian, there was a temple on top of Yavirac where the Indians worshiped the sun until it was destroyed by the Spanish conquistadores. The street that leads up to El Panecillo is named after Melchor Aymerich.
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