Discover Guayllabamba in Ecuador
Guayllabamba in the region of Pichincha is a town located in Ecuador - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) North-East of Quito , the country's capital .
Local time in Guayllabamba is now 10:15 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zambiza, Tupigachi, Tulcan, Tabacundo, and San Antonio. When in this area, you might want to check out Zambiza . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Guayllabamba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Equator - Drains and Balance
Watch water drain exactly over the equator with no spin, then in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres where there is spin. The portable drain is moved a few feet to accomplish this at Museo de Sitio ..
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Guayllabamba
Guayllabamba (Kichwa Wayllapampa, green plain) is a small agricultural town (administratively, a rural parish of the canton of Quito) located 29 kilometers northeast of the city of Quito in northern Ecuador. In the Ecuadorian national census of November 24, 2001, the parish had a population of 12,227 http://www. inec. gov. ec/interna. asp?inc=cs_tabla&idTabla=83&tipo=p&idProvincia=17&idSeccion=&idCiudad=51.
Located at -0.06 -78.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport is an airport located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres east of Quito, Ecuador, that replaced Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Works on the new facilities began in 2006; after several delays, the airport became operational on 19 February 2013. A re-negotiation of the financing contract for the airport was signed on 9 August 2010.
Located at -0.11 -78.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Calderón (Quito)
Calderón is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It lies northeast of the city of Quito, on Ecuador Highway 35 (designated by the Ecuadorian transit police as E-35), a north-to-south-running highway which is the Ecuadorian segment of the Pan-American Highway. The seat of the parish (the village) is particularly known for its cemetery, which attracts visitors during All Souls' Day (11-02), and for its decorative mazapán figurines.
Located at -0.10 -78.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Catequilla
Catequilla (also Kati-Killa) is an archaeological site in the Pomasqui Valley of Ecuador. Located in the Parish of San Antonio, near Quito, it has an elevation of 2,638 metres . Attributed to the Pre-Columbian era Quitu-Cara culture, it was presumably used as an astronomical observatory even before the arrival of the Incas, and is the only prehispanic site known to be exactly at Equator.
Located at 0.00 -78.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Pomasqui Valley
Pomasqui Valley is a valley on the northern outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the equator, the so-called "Mitad del Mundo", at an altitude of around 2,600 metres above sea level. Hot and semi-arid, it is formed by a river tributary. The valley contains the Cerro de Catequilla, which contains the pre-Columbian astronomical observatory, Catequilla. The village of Pomasqui itself lies roughly 6 kilometres from the equator.
Located at 0.00 -78.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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