Quito

Quito, formally known as San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador, the country's most populated city. At an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is classed as the second-highest official capital city in the world after La Paz, as well as being the closest to the equator. The historic center of Quito is one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved in the Americas. Quito and Kraków, Poland, were among the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO, in 1978.