Quito Info Source

Quito District Source

• BENALCAZAR. Benalcazar is a distrit in the northwest part of Quito, founded with this name by the Spanish conqueror Sebastián of Belalcázar. In the area you will find the Olympic Stadium Atahualpa, (besides of football matches, there are also athletic competitions and artistic manifestations. Stadium Capacity 40000 people), where Sociedad Deportivo Quito and the Club Deportivo El Nacional normally play.
  You will also find a statue of the conqueror Sebastián de Benalcázar in the main place, which is always crowed by students of the nearby schools and which is also used for Sunday events and activities.
  The transportation network of Quito includes 135 lines of public transportation and it will allow you to move all around the city. There are also a lot
  
  
• CHAUPICRUZ. Chaupicruz is an area in the northwest part of the city of Quito, capital of Equator. In this area there is the only airport of Quito (The International Airport Marshal Sucre). “Chaupicruz" is one of the sectors in the 5 miles of the city of Quito, towards the north, where the ancient Camino Real passed through (Today Av. De la Prensa). Here indigenes groups of great importance had been living for many time. During the excavations of the so-called Florida project in one of the 5 hills of Chaupicruz –Osorio, many old traces and relics have been found, dating the human occupation back to 1500 years ago. The terrestrial transportation in Chaupicruz began in the 20th century, when the electric train communicating to Quito city centre was constructed. Nowadays there are trolley Bus lines and Metrovía public transports.