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El Panecillo
El Panecillo
El Panecillo (Quito) – located south of the city, this 200-meter high volcanic hill overlooking Quito’s Old Town has a statue of the Virgin Mary at it summit (which is reminiscent of the Christ the Redeemer statue at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The Virgin Mary statue is 45 meters tall and is made of over 7,000 pieces of aluminum. The statue is located on a one-time pre-Columbian temple used by the indigenous people to worship the sun (which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors).
Admission: US$1 (to enter the grounds), US$2 (to enter the statue). Hours: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (weekdays), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (weekends).