Flanking the western edge of the Plaza de Armas, this neoclassical cathedral has a history that stretches back to 1541, when Spanish conquistador and city founder Pedro de Valdivia requested a ...

A wildfire raging in Quito has forced residents to flee their homes and Ecuador’s president to make an emergency return from abroad, as heavy smoke spreads across whole neighborhoods of the ...

We were also fortunate to have been able to experience Ecuador working with Metropolitan Touring ... The magnificent Catedral Metropolitana de Quito (Cathedral of Quito), allows you to descend ...

The couple tied the knot at the same church where the bride's parents were married 60 years earlier Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the ...

This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the ...

Located in Rio's downtown, the Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, is a unique masterpiece and a must-see for those interested in architecture.

Following two postponements, the princess, 41, got hitched to Hollywood lawyer Matthew Kumar, 34, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. As a way of honouring Greek culture and her family ...

in the Quito Metropolitan District. One suspect died in a Fire Department ambulance after a gunfight with law enforcement officers in the process. The Prosecutor's Office also announced it had ...

"The SOE currently applies to the following provinces: Guayas, El Oro, Santa Elena, Manabí, Orellana, Los Ríos, Quito ...

Buttress is to draw up a masterplan to guide development of Liverpool’s Grade II*-listed Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. The 1967 cathedral was designed by Frederick Gibberd and is the ...

New research indicates that some stained glass windows from Canterbury Cathedral may be among the oldest in the world. The panels, depicting the Ancestors of Christ, have been re-dated using a new ...