This photo is taken from “The Basilica of the National Vow,” which is a Roman Catholic church. It is located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador and is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas. The building is noted for its grotesques in the form of native Ecuadorian animals such as armadillos, iguana, and Galapagos tortoises. Visitors are able to climb to the top of the towers (which we did!) From the highest point of the main tower, one can see the city and the surrounding mountains.
Teaching the Andes 