Virgen del Panecillo (San Francisco de Quito)

Ecuador / Pichincha / Quito / San Francisco de Quito
 monument, hill, religion
La Virgen del Panecillo is a monument of a winged-virgin Mary on the top of El Panecillo hill.
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Coordinates:   -0°13'43"N   78°31'7"W

Comments

  • I was here on Dec. 26, 2002. This is a beautiful and inspirational place to be if you are a Catholic. I wish we had such a place in the U.S.
  • Also, this is built on top of what was once the temple of the sun in Incan times.
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