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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).
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A KFC outlet in Quito, Ecuador; the largest market for the chain in the Caribbean and South America. Map of countries with KFC franchises as of January 2025. KFC is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, one of the largest restaurant companies in the world. KFC had sales of $23 billion in 2013. [1]
Stephen and Joanna Vargha moved to Ecuador from North Carolina after retiring early. The moved to Cuenca for its lower cost of living, vibrant culture, and welcoming expat community.
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.
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.