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December 4, 2009

Everything old is new again in Quito

  • In 2000, the city embarked on an extensive restoration project to save its historic center, deemed a world UNESCO site.
    • By CHARMAINE NORONHA
    Associated Press Writer

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    La Basilica del Voto Nacional towers above the Centro Historico district in Quito, Ecuador. Architects and restoration crews have finished more than 200 rehabilitation projects in the city’s historic center, including the cathedral, plazas, churches and blocks of colonial buildings.

    QUITO, Ecuador — As the sun descends, street lamps take over, illuminating grandiose colonial plazas, antiquated historic buildings and romantic balconies that line the major streets of capital city Quito's “Centro Historico” district in Ecuador.


     
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