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Monjas Alto Destination Guide

Delve into Monjas Alto in Ecuador

Monjas Alto in the region of Pichincha is located in Ecuador - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North-East of Quito , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Monjas Alto

Local time in Monjas Alto is now 04:10 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tupigachi, Tabacundo, Riobamba, Remonta, and Quito. While being here, you might want to check out Tupigachi . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Monjas Alto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mercado Central Cayambe, Ecuador

5:12 min by annbens
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Short impression of Cayambe's Mercado Central, Ecuador. October 2010. ..

MC AIESEC IN ECUADOR ROLL CALL LDS 2008

4:22 min by HenrytheAIESECer
Views: 550 Rating: 5.00

Facis + MC Roll Call dance at the Leadership Development Seminar of AIESEC in Ecuador in Quito, November 2008. Check out those moves! ..


Cayambe Ecuador

0:52 min by chepejimenez
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Bajando del Volcan Cayambe ..

ECUADOR

6:56 min by ecuadorcamping
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Ecuador Camping Adventure (travel) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Estadio Guillermo Albornoz

Estadio Guillermo Albornoz is a multi-use stadium in Cayambe, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Cuniburo Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 12,000 people.

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Located at 0.05 -78.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Football venues in Ecuador

Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles. The Equator usually refers to the Earth's equator: an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Other planets and astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined.

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Located at 0.00 -77.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Celestial coordinate system, Geodesy, Lines of latitude, Tropics

Quitsato Sundial

Because of its design, the shadow projected by the gnomon on the dial lines can indicate solstices, equinoxes, and also months of the year with great precision. ]] The Quitsato Sundial is a cultural-touristic place located at La Mitad Del Mundo, near to Cayambe, 47km at North of Quito. It was built at 2006 and inaugurated at 2007 as an independent, non-profit project in a 24756 ft² (2300 m²) area.

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Located at 0.00 -78.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Quito, Tourism in Ecuador, Visitor attractions in Ecuador

Hacienda Guachalá

The Hacienda Guachalá is known as the oldest hacienda in Ecuador, and the most important hacienda until the middle of the 20th century. The oldest buildings date from the year 1580, and at its apogee comprised more than 21000 ha. It hosted members of the French Geodesic Mission, Gabriel García Moreno, an Ecuadorian former president; Neptalí Bonifaz, first president of Central Bank of Ecuador.

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Located at 0.02 -78.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Quito, Tourism in Ecuador, Visitor attractions in Ecuador

Cayambe (volcano)

Cayambe (or Volcán Cayambe) is the name of a volcano located in the Cordillera Oriental, a branch of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is located in Pichincha province some 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Quito. It is the third highest mountain in Ecuador. Cayambe, which has a permanent snow cap, is a Holocene compound volcano which has not erupted in historical times.

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Located at 0.03 -77.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Complex volcanoes, Glaciers of Ecuador, Mountains of Ecuador, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanoes of Ecuador