A side view of the Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, behind Carondelet Palace, headquarters of the Ecuadorean government, in the historic center of Quito, 25 January, 2008. The city of San Francisco de Quito was founded by Spanish conquistador, Sebastian de Benalcazar, in 1534 and was the first city to be named a Historical and Cultural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. AFP PHOTO/Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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