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Quicentro Sur is a shopping mall located south of Quito that opened in August 2010. [2] It is the largest mall in Ecuador. [2] It contains 350 shops, an entertainment area, a food court, ten cinema screens, a large plaza for events, and an ice rink in a construction area of 165,000 square metres (1,780,000 sq ft) over a total area of ten hectares (25 acres).
Chifa (from the Mandarin words 吃饭, meaning "to eat rice") is the Ecuadorian term for Ecuadorian-Chinese food (or for an Ecuadorian-Chinese fusion restaurant). Because many Chinese ingredients are hard to find in Ecuador, the Chinese modified their cuisine and incorporated many Ecuadorian elements (mainly Spanish, Indigenous, and African ...
It was the first building in Quito to be more than two storeys at five, when it was built in 1930. [5] [6] It was one of the first formal hotels in Quito, originally becoming the Majestic Hotel in 1943. [7] As of 1986 it was still the Majestic Hotel, [8] but it later closed and became a bank and then as administrative offices for the ...
Fanesca is a soup traditionally prepared and eaten by households and communities in Ecuador during Holy Week. [1] This is a list of Ecuadorian dishes and foods. The cuisine of Ecuador is diverse, varying with altitude, agricultural conditions, and the ethnic and racial makeup of local communities. On the coast, a variety of seafood, grilled ...
Manta is known in Ecuador for the nightlife of the seawalls of El Murciélago and Tarqui and most of all the "pink zone" (zona rosa) as it is known on the street "Flavio Reyes" and also at the site of recent and growing movement " Plaza del Sol "; in all these places are many restaurants and various places of entertainment such as karaoke ...
Quito's historic center is among the largest and best-preserved in the Americas. [8] In 1978, Quito and Kraków were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO. [8] Quito is the capital city closest to the Equator, which runs through the northern part of the metropolitan area in the parish of San Antonio.
If February’s chill sets in, jet off to the newly renovated Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences, St. Lucia, where a 64,000 square foot secluded beach proves the best prescription for cabin fever.
Plaza de San Francisco in Quito The Plaza de San Francisco (“Saint Francis Square”) is a major public square in the Historic Center of Quito , Ecuador , upon which faces La Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco (the Church and Convent of St. Francis ) from which it takes its name.