Category:Convento (Iglesia de La Merced, Quito)

The Convento (Iglesia de La Merced, Quito) is a convent that is in the Historic Center of Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Historic Center of Quito, the best-preserved, least altered historic center in Latin America. In Spanish, (El Centro Histórico de Quito) was constructed on what was once a 16th century Inca city at 2,850 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains near the Equator. The Colonial Center of Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stretches over 790 acres and contains 130 monumental buildings, 8,000 smaller properties in addition to the numerous 500 year old Churches and Convents.