This is the project of Quito.

1. MARY CRISTINA CUENCA LÓPEZ
3ºC
QUITO,
A WORLD HERITAGE

2. GEOGRAPHY.
• San Francisco de Quito , or
Quito, capital of Ecuador
• Was founded on the 16th
century.
• Built in two deep ravines
• The four most important rivers
are: Machángara, Monjas, San
Pedro y Guayllabamba.
• Its area is 422 mil ha

3. GEOGRAPHY.
• 2800m from sea level
• Equator line
• Characterised because of the
amount of volcanoes
surrounded, such us Pichincha.
• Quito, Ecuador has a tropical
climate.
• http://www.tubechop.com/watc
h/5311608

4. HOW QUITO IS LAID OUT?
Quito is divided in Metropolitan Areas.

5. HOW QUITO IS LAID OUT?
Suburbs and rural areas are divided in churchs.

6. URBAN PLAN.
1. Grid plans.
2. Irregular
Suburbs:
Sangolquí, Guápulo.

7. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
1.Quitu people before the
conquest of Quito
2.Inca war: 1529-1532;
Ecuador and Peru
3.The Conquest of Quito
by Francisco Pizarro.
http://www.tubechop.com/
watch/5312103

8. ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES.
• River pollution.
• People enfuriated.
• Huge amount of money for
nothing.
• Air pollution
• Emitted by motor
vehicles.
• Rough on the
tourism trade.

9. • It depend on the
consumer
preferences:
Larger homes or
apartments
HOW ARE THE
BUILDINGS?
• It can depend on
where are located
the buildings:
City or Suburbs

11. SOURCES.
 http://www.quito.com/v/geography/
 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/2
 http://es.slideshare.net/rociomaribel/quito-6951543
 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/2/
 http://taga.mex.tl/730932_canton-quito.html
 http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofecuador/p/The-History-Of-
Quito.htm
 http://www.pnuma.org/deat1/pdf/2011%20-
%20ECCO%20Quito%20Summary%20%28web%29.pdf
 http://google.es/images
 http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/quito/cuatro-rios-soportan-descarga-
de.html
 http://astec.com.ec/eng/index.php?idSeccion=45
 http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7014
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