San Francisco is the church and monastery of the patron saint of Quito, San Francisco.

The church is rich in art treasures. There are fine wood carvings in the choir, a high altar of gold and an exquisite carved ceiling.

The two towers were felled by an earthquake in1868 and rebuilt.
The courtyard at the Monastery of San Francisco.


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