Quito is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains.
Pichincha is an active stratovolcano in the country of Ecuador, whose capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha and Ruku Pichincha. The active caldera is in Wawa Pichincha on the western side of the mountain.
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west.
Puerto Quito is a canton in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It has only one parish, the urban parish of Puerto Quito, which is also the seat of the canton.
San Miguel de los Bancos, or simply Los Bancos, is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. The long name of the town refers to dedication of the area to the archangel Michael. Local tradition attributes the "Los Bancos" part of the name to the use of tree trunks as benches at the junction of the through road from Quito to Esmeraldas with the road into the Rio Blanco valley.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria, often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, more commonly referred to as Casa Blanca. Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs El Nacional, Deportivo Quito, Aucas and Universidad Católica.
Lloa is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The seat of the parish, which is the village of Lloa, lies west of the southern part of the city of Quito and approximately southeast of Guagua Pichincha Volcano, surrounded by some foothills of the Pichincha Volcano.
The Banco Pichincha is the largest private bank in Ecuador, by capitalization and by number of depositors. It is the primary bank of the Pichincha Group, a business group that includes the companies associated with the bank and businesses related to Fidel Egas Grijalva and his family, which include Diners Club of Ecuador, Picaval and Teleamazonas.
Pichincha Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Pichincha. Its population at the 2001 census was 29,945.
Mimolaia diversicornis is a species of longhorn beetle from Bolívar, Venezuela. It was described in 2010 by Maria Helena M. Galileo and Ubirajara R. Martins.
Pichincha is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground.
Calliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
Mimolaia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Mimolaia acaiuba is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1998. It is known from Colombia.
Mimolaia annulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2010. It is known from Ecuador.
Mimolaia tachira is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1992. It is known from Venezuela.
Mimolaia calopterona is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885. It is known from Panama and Costa Rica.
Mimolaia cleroides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1866. It is known from Brazil.
Mimolaia variicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Belon in 1903. It is known from Bolivia.
