San Francisco de Quito

Smacked not only at the center of the Earth but also in the middle of active volcanoes is Ecuador’s capital Quito, the second highest city in the world after La Paz, Bolivia. Despite being positioned in a fragile environment haunted by snow-capped, active volcanoes, Quito remains the largest, best-preserved, and least-altered historic center in Latin America. Similar to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Quito’s surrounding is like a ticking time bomb. Luckily it has been spared from...