Guápulo
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Guápulo is a district of Quito
, Ecuador
, also called an electoral parish (parroquia electorale urbana). The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Set behind Hotel Quito, the neighborhood of Guápulo runs down the winding Camino de Orellana, from González Suárez to Calle de los Conquistadores, the main road out of Quito and to the neighboring suburbs.
Often considered the artsy, bohemian neighborhood of Quito, Guápulo is home to many local artists and a couple of hipster cafés/bars. Every year on September 7 the guapaleños honor their neighborhood with the Fiestas de Guápulo, a fantastic celebration complete with costumes, parade, food, drink, song, dance, and fireworks.
On Thursday, March 19, 2009, CNN reported that a small Beechcraft
military plane had crashed into a section of the district, killing the three occupants of the plane and three on the ground in a building.
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, also called an electoral parish (parroquia electorale urbana). The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Set behind Hotel Quito, the neighborhood of Guápulo runs down the winding Camino de Orellana, from González Suárez to Calle de los Conquistadores, the main road out of Quito and to the neighboring suburbs.
Often considered the artsy, bohemian neighborhood of Quito, Guápulo is home to many local artists and a couple of hipster cafés/bars. Every year on September 7 the guapaleños honor their neighborhood with the Fiestas de Guápulo, a fantastic celebration complete with costumes, parade, food, drink, song, dance, and fireworks.
On Thursday, March 19, 2009, CNN reported that a small Beechcraft
Beechcraft
Beechcraft is an American manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. Previously a division of Raytheon, it has been a brand of Hawker Beechcraft since 2006....
military plane had crashed into a section of the district, killing the three occupants of the plane and three on the ground in a building.