If Ecuador"s capital city, Quito, isn"t high enough for you at 9,350 feet above sea level, you can elevate your experience even further with a journey up El Panecillo. Translated from Spanish, "El Panecillo" means "The Dinner Roll." Rising 650 feet above the old city center, seen in the foreground, this rotund volcanic hill offers perhaps the best possible panorama of Quito. Though our viewpoint here, looking south through Quito"s vast valley, makes for a nice twilight shot, too.
Old Town Quito
Today in History
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World Penguin Day
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World Giraffe Day
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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European Day of Parks
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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Hut, hut, hike!
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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It s a ruff life
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Snow on the temple
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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Lantern Festival
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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The roots of invention
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Brotherly cubs
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Uncommon clouds are gathering
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We have liftoff!
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Cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
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International Tea Day
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