Quito wraps itself around the base of Pichincha, a snow-capped volcano that provides one of the most unique backdrops of any city on earth.

基多环绕着皮钦查火山的山脚——一座积雪的火山，世界上最奇特的风景之一。

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A city of central Ecuador in a high Andean valley south of Quito. It is a commercial center and popular tourist site. Population, 100, 454.

安巴托厄瓜多尔中部城市，在基多南部的高安第斯山峡谷中，是商业中心和旅游胜地，人口100，454。

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At last he came to the city of Quito, high up on the equator.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Natives and Exotics'

The 4, 630m-high Imbabura volcano, which gives its name to the province, rises nearby, and the capital city of Quito is just 90km to the south, a journey that takes you over the equator and into the southern hemisphere.

BBC: Otavalo: The land of Andean artistry

It would mean no games in Quito, Ecuador's capital, or Mexico City, scene of some of the greatest World Cup matches.

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