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Explore Hacienda El Pino in Ecuador

Hacienda El Pino in the region of Pichincha is a town in Ecuador - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) North-East of Quito , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Hacienda El Pino is now 12:17 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zambiza, Tulcan, Tabacundo, San Antonio, and Riobamba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zambiza . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hacienda El Pino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Equator - Drains and Balance

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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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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at -0.06 -78.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Parishes of Quito Canton

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.

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Located at -0.11 -78.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports in Ecuador, Pichincha Province, Proposed airports, Transport in Quito

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.

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Located at -0.10 -78.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Parishes of Quito Canton

Pomasqui

Pomasqui is a village in Quito Canton, Ecuador. Located 16 kilometres north of Quito, and 6 kilometres from the equator, it is on the road to Ciudad Mitad del Mundo. The village's main plaza, Plaza Yerovi, features two churches, the Church of El Senor del Arbol ("the Lord of the Tree"), as well as the parish church, which contains some religious paintings which are considered odd. Santa Clara is the patron saint of Pomasqui.

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Located at -0.05 -78.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Pichincha Province

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.

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Located at 0.00 -78.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient astronomical observatories, Archaeological sites in Ecuador