{"id":3021,"date":"2024-08-28T17:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/blog\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2025-02-24T18:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:31:21","slug":"quito_is_the_south_america_leading_destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/blog\/quito_is_the_south_america_leading_destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Quito is the South America\u00b4s Leading Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zak-oembed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quito is the South America\u00b4s Leading Destination\" width=\"812\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B7jU7EWbzYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Quito is the <strong>South America Leading Destination<\/strong>, surrounded by <em>volcanoes<\/em> and nestled in an<em> Andean valley<\/em> at an elevation of 9400 feet (2870m). 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