There are a lot of churches (of course). All the different types of architecture are really interesting. We toured a Gothic cathedral, a Baroque cathedral, and the President's Palace, which is colonial, all in about half an hour. August is Independence Month (that's right, MONTH) in Ecuador, so downtown was really busy with live music and festivities. There were some avid Argentinian soccer fans downtown too.
Oswaldo Guayasamin was a political-minded artist who lived in Quito in the 20th century. His paintings all reflect the suffering, oppression, and hope of Latin Americans and other discriminated cultures. He's famous worldwide, and his paintings are EVERYWHERE here.
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