La Alameda Park, Quito
La Alameda Park is a park in Quito. This park is shaped like a triangle bounded by the streets Gran Colombia, Sodiro and 10 de Agosto. It is the oldest park in the city, its composition dates from 1596 with an area of 6.3 hectares.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Quito
- Also known as: “La Alameda” and “Parque La Alameda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quito Astronomical Observatory and La Alameda metro station.
Quito Astronomical Observatory
Tower
The Quito Astronomical Observatory is a research institute of EPN, the National Polytechnic School in Quito, Ecuador. Its major research fields are astronomy and atmospheric physics.
La Alameda metro station
Metro station
Palacio de Cristal Centro cultural Itchimbia
Arts center
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.
Quito
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Quito's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.
Chaupicruz
Neighborhood
Chaupicruz is an electoral parish or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Chaupicruz is situated 6 km north of La Alameda Park, Quito.
La Alameda Park, Quito
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Quito, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-0.21473° or 0° 12′ 53″ south
Longitude
-78.50243° or 78° 30′ 9″ west
Elevation
2,800 metres (9,186 feet)
Open location code
67F3QFPX+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“La Alameda Park, Quito” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Parc La Alameda”
- Dutch: “Parque La Alameda”
- French: “parc La Alameda”
- French: “Parc La Alameda”
- Japanese: “ラ・アラメダ公園”
- Spanish: “Parque La Alameda”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Observatorio y Museo Astronomico and Alquiler de Botes.
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