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 The Plaza Grande with the Presidential Palace in the background is a good starting point for a tour of Colonial Quito.  Calle de La Ronda is one of the best preserved streets in colonial Quito. Officially called Calle de Juan de Dios Morales, this street derives its popular name from an old military term for an alley around the outside of a walled city. Although Quito did not have a wall in the sixteenth century, this street ran parallel to a gorge at the edge of the city as can be seen in historical drawings.  Some of the buildings house shops and are open to the public.  Calle de La Ronda as pictured in a historical drawing.
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