City · Ecuador

Quito

The oldest capital in South America, at 2,850 meters above sea level, with a colonial center that is a World Heritage Site.

Founding, year 1534

Themes: altitude, colonial, baroque, andes.

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What the date says

Milestone
Founding
What happened
Quito — Founded in 1534.
Year
1534
Source
Historical documentation
Note
Founding in 1534.

Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.

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Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.