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Aurelio Espinosa Pólit was born in Quito on the 11th of July 1894 and is best remembered as one of the best Ecuadorian writer's, poet's, literary critic's and a university professor at PUCE. He co-founded the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, and he founded the Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum and Library in Quito. [20]
LDU Quito had the most success in the Recopa Sudamericana, winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Their participation in the Recopa was achieved by winning the 2008 Copa Libertadores and the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. LDU Quito is the first, and to date, the only Ecuadorian club to win any of the aforementioned tournaments.
Their longest-standing rivalry is with Aucas, a southern Quito club founded in 1945, making the two clubs the oldest in the city still in existence. Liga-Aucas matches are referred to as El Superclásico de Quito (The Quito Super Derby), and the rivalry traces its history back to the first match on 1 February 1945, which ended in a 1–1 tie. A ...
The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Quito, Ecuador. The location was chosen in order to expand the capacity of the city's airport. The old airport posed enormous risks because it was located in the middle of a mountainous city with high wind currents.
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English punk singer, songwriter, musician and actor.He achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X.
En Honduras, la rama del Banco Mundial que presta al sector privado financió a una compañía clave en una disputa sobre derechos de tierras que ha acabado con la vida de más de 130 personas, incluido Gregorio Chávez, un predicador que un día salió a trabajar en su huerto y nunca volvió a casa. En la última década, los préstamos de la Corporación Financiera Internacional y su ...
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2003 season was the club's 73rd year of existence, the 50th year in professional football, and the 42nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Kits
Puce Mary performing in 2014. Puce Mary's musical styles has been described as power electronics [2] [3] and noise music. [3] [10] According to Colin Joyce of Pitchfork, "grating percussive scraping and nail-on-chalkboard vocalizations dominate her [Hoffmeier's] creeping compositions, even as her instrumental work runs the gamut from deafening drones to clattering industrial drum beats."