Quito Ecuador Quotes

We've searched our database for all the quotes and captions related to Quito Ecuador. Here they are! All 13 of them:

One morning, as usual, Ahab went for a walk along the quarter-deck. He stopped before the mainmast and glanced at the gold coin nailed there. For the first time, Ahab seemed to be attracted by the strange figures and inscriptions stamped on it. He seemed to ask himself what they could mean. It was sanctified for a terrifying end and the sailors considered it the White Whale's talisman. In its round border it bore the letters "Republica del Ecuador: Quito'. Noble golden coins like that are medals of the sun and tropics.
Herman Melville (Moby-Dick or, The Whale)
Así opinaba el "Libertador" sobre Quito: "...hombres tan malvados e ingratos. Yo creo que le he dicho a Vd., antes de ahora, que los quiteños son los peores colombianos. El hecho es que siempre lo he pensado, y que se necesita un rigor triple que el que se emplearía en otra parte. Los venezolanos son unos santos en comparación de esos malvados. Los quiteños y los peruanos son la misma cosa: viciosos hasta la infamia y bajos hasta el extremo. Los blancos tienen el carácter de los indios, y los indios son todos truchimanes, todos ladrones, todos embusteros, todos falsos, sin ningún principio de moral que los guíe." Bolívar a Santander, Pativilca, 7 de enero de 1824
Francisco Núñez Proaño (Quito fue España)
It so chanced that the doubloon of the Pequod was a most wealthy example of these things. On its round border it bore the letters, REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: QUITO. So this bright coin came from a country planted in the middle of the world, and beneath the great equator, and named after it; and it had been cast midway up the Andes, in the unwaning clime that knows no autumn. Zoned by those letters you saw the likeness of three Andes’ summits; from one a flame; a tower on another; on the third a crowing cock; while arching over all was a segment of the partitioned zodiac, the signs all marked with their usual cabalistics, and the keystone sun entering the equinoctial point at Libra.
Herman Melville (Moby-Dick or, The Whale)
From the Author Matthew 16:25 says, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”  This is a perfect picture of the life of Nate Saint; he gave up his life so God could reveal a greater glory in him and through him. I first heard the story of Operation Auca when I was eight years old, and ever since then I have been inspired by Nate’s commitment to the cause of Christ. He was determined to carry out God’s will for his life in spite of fears, failures, and physical challenges. For several years of my life, I lived and ministered with my parents who were missionaries on the island of Jamaica. My experiences during those years gave me a passion for sharing the stories of those who make great sacrifices to carry the gospel around the world. As I wrote this book, learning more about Nate Saint’s life—seeing his spirit and his struggles—was both enlightening and encouraging to me. It is my prayer that this book will provide a window into Nate Saint’s vision—his desires, dreams, and dedication. I pray his example will convince young people to step out of their comfort zones and wholeheartedly seek God’s will for their lives. That is Nate Saint’s legacy: changing the world for Christ, one person and one day at a time.   Nate Saint Timeline 1923 Nate Saint born. 1924 Stalin rises to power in Russia. 1930 Nate’s first flight, aged 7 with his brother, Sam. 1933 Nate’s second flight with his brother, Sam. 1936 Nate made his public profession of faith. 1937 Nate develops bone infection. 1939 World War II begins. 1940 Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. 1941 Nate graduates from Wheaton College. Nate takes first flying lesson. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 1942 Nate’s induction into the Army Air Corps. 1943 Nate learns he is to be transferred to Indiana. 1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan by U.S. 1946 Nate discharged from the Army. 1947 Nate accepted for Wheaton College. 1948 Nate and Marj are married and begin work in Eduador. Nate crashes his plane in Quito. 1949 Nate’s first child, Kathy, is born. Germany divided into East and West. 1950 Korean War begins. 1951 Nate’s second child, Stephen, is born. 1952 The Saint family return home to the U.S. 1953 Nate comes down with pneumonia. Nate and Henry fly to Ecuador. 1954 The first nuclear-powered submarine is launched. Nate’s third child, Phillip, is born. 1955 Nate is joined by Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming and Roger Youderian. Nate spots an Auca village for the first time. Operation Auca commences. 1956 The group sets up camp four miles from the Auca territory. Nate and the group are killed on “Palm Beach”.
Nancy Drummond (Nate Saint: Operation Auca (Torchbearers))
El territorio primitivamente ocupado por Garai, vulgarmente llamado Kara, es el que actualmente se denomina República del Ecuador, de la que es capital Quito, ciudad construida por ellos llamándola Ekitu = Solar, ciudad del Sol, cuyo Templo con su gnomon sagrado, encontrábase colocado bajo la línea del Ecuador” // “Como todos los hombres de la Raza Roja los Garai adoraban como su dios al Sol = Eki, llamándolo además Sua i Syri
Débora Goldstern (Secretos Subterráneos de los Mundos Olvidados. Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish Edition))
In 1990 a congress of indigenous peoples met outside of Quito, Ecuador, to discuss the Columbian Quincentenary, a celebration by immigrant populations of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the western hemisphere on his financed expedition to find a trade route to India. Tribal people came from all of the Americas and met to discuss the destructive and monumental changes since this European explorer’s arrival. We met together to gain insight and strength and ponder how we would continue to move forward past the massive destruction and disrespect of the earth mind, body and spirit, and to continue our sovereignty as Native nations. In the women’s circle, a striking Bolivian Indian woman in a bowler hat stood up. She welcomed us, and noted that she was surprised at all of the Natives attending from the United States. “We thought John Wayne had killed all of you.” (This was not a joke.)
Joy Harjo (An American Sunrise)
En el año 1980, durante su visita a Quito los reyes de España Juan Carlos y Sofía expresaron su interés en presentar una ofrenda floral al monumento de Atahualpa. Paradójicamente, la ciudad que se precia como la cuna de Atahualpa no contaba con NINGÚN monumento en memoria al Inca.
Francisco Núñez Proaño (Quito fue España)
Eloy Alfaro... el que intentó varias veces vender el Archipiélago de Galápagos ya a Norte América, ya al Japón y al fin a Alemania en tres mil millones de marcos y que no lo vendió porque Inglaterra puso el veto a la venta alegando ser Inglaterra dueña del Archipiélago y el Ecuador un 'benévolo administrador'.
Francisco Núñez Proaño (Quito fue España)
Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador, behind Guayaquil and Quito, and is considered by most Ecuadorians to be its finest. It became a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, due to its beautiful maze of cobbled streets and its striking Spanish colonial architecture.
George Mahood (Travels with Rachel: In Search of South America)
Sergio ha descubierto para su mal, que bíblicamente hablando, el tiempo del trabajo es el tiempo de la condena. Se repite y multiplica de una manera muy diversa. El oficinista que espera ansioso la hora de salida de su oficina, o el fin de semana, o sus vacaciones anuales y más tarde su jubilación, y el preso que comparte una condena fija, comparten una misma espantosa paradoja: en nombre de la vida, quieren que el tiempo pase, sin percatarse de que así el tiempo que anhelan perder es el único tiempo suyo, el tiempo de su vida, un tiempo que nadie les podrá devolver. Un día lo descubren, y entonces ya no pueden dormir en paz.
Abdón Ubidia (Wolves' Dream (Discoveries))
As they continued, Humboldt also investigated the cinchona forests in Loja (in today’s Ecuador) and once again recognized how humankind devastated the environment. The bark of the cinchona tree contains quinine which was used to treat malaria, but once the bark was removed, the trees died. The Spanish had stripped huge swathes of wild forest. Older and thicker trees, Humboldt noted, had now become scarce. Humboldt’s enquiring mind seemed inexhaustible. He studied layers of rocks, climate patterns and the ruins of Inca temples, and was also fascinated with geomagnetism – the study of the magnetic fields of the earth. As they climbed across mountain chains and descended into valleys, he set up his instruments. Humboldt’s curiosity originated in his urge to understand nature globally, as a network of forces and interrelationships – just as he had been interested in vegetation zones across continents and the occurrences of earthquakes. Since the seventeenth century scientists had known that the earth is itself a gigantic magnet. They also knew that the needle of a compass doesn’t show the true north, because the magnetic North Pole is not the same as the geographic North Pole. To make matters even more confusing, the magnetic north and south move, which caused great navigational problems. What scientists didn’t know was whether the intensity of magnetic fields across the world varied randomly, or systematically, from location to location. As Humboldt had moved south along the Andes from Bogotá to Quito, coming closer to the Equator, he had measured how the earth’s magnetic field decreased. To his surprise, even after they had crossed the Equator near Quito the intensity of the magnetic field had continued to drop, until they reached the barren Cajamarca Plateau in Peru which was more than 7 degrees and about 500 miles south of the geographic Equator. It was only here that the dip of the needle turned from north to south: Humboldt had discovered the magnetic equator. They
Andrea Wulf (The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World)
Obando, en su acusación, dijo que Flores había sido el único beneficiario del crimen. En el Ecuador consideraban cuestión evidente que, llegado Sucre a Quito, se le elegiría a él presidente de la nueva República, una vez reunida la Asamblea Constituyente que se hallaba convocada.
Alfonso Rumazo González (Antonio José de Sucre, Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (Spanish Edition))
¿Cómo llamar a Copa Ecuador? teléfono 24 horas guayaquil quito Para aclarar cualquier duda sobre la reserva de un vuelo futuro o realizar cambios en su reserva, así como para obtener información sobre los servicios y comodidades de su vuelo, puede llamar a Copa Airlines Ecuador al +593 96 336 0273 / +593 2342 2672. Para ello, marque el número de atención al cliente de Copa Airlines Ecuador: (593) 2342 2672 / +593 96 336 0273. También debe escuchar las instrucciones del IVR para consultar con un agente de Copa Airlines sobre el tema específico. Marque al +593 96 336 0273 / +593 2342 2672 (EC). Marque 1 para obtener información sobre descuentos para jubilados. Marque 2 para corregir la información de su itinerario. Marque 3 para conocer los derechos de los pasajeros. Marque 4 para compartir su experiencia de viaje. Presione 5 para escuchar más preguntas frecuentes. Presione 0 para emergencias. Presione # para hablar con el equipo de atención al cliente de Copa Airlines.
Travel Guide