"Cima de la Libertad" Top of the Freedom
Here it took place the Battle of Independence, the 24th of May of 1822; the battle ended with the colonial domination in all Ecuador, and since we obtained our freedom. This monument was created in 1975 to honor this battle. In the Museum "Templo de la Patria", they are exposed: bayonets and tubes that were used by the patriotic troops, and you can appreciated several murals that represented the battle crucial moments and the outstanding men in the achievement of the American freedom. In its five rooms, we found: beautiful murals, "the eternal flame" that consists of a funeral box with the mortal remains of unidentified soldier, a room of arms, military uniforms, and other elements of the military history of Ecuador.

How to get there?
You can arrive to this place by bus or in a private car. The museum offers the service of guides.

El Panecillo
This natural elevation was named like this a cause of its similarity with small bread; it is elevated in the middle of the city like a natural viewpoint from which you can appreciate the Andean beauty of the zone and the urban nature of Quito. This name was given by the Spanish, but there are believes that its original name was "shungoloma", that in quichua means "hill of the heart". The Incas had here a temple for a god called Yavirac.

It divides the center from the south of the city. The only Inca legacy that we can observe in the present time is the call "Olla del Panecillo" that surely was used for the irrigation of crops. Its altitude is of 3000 meters.

In 1976, the Spanish artist Agustín de la Herrán Matorras made a the aluminum monument of Virgin which decorates the peak of the hill. The monument is made up of seven thousand pieces; it is considered the greater aluminum representation of the world. It is a copy of a sculpture of the Ecuadorian artist Bernardo de Legarda of the Immaculate Virgin.

How to get there?
To get there walking, you can use one access that it starts in García Moreno street. If you want to go by car use the avenue Melchor Aymerich, it is the only road that connects the downtown it with the top.