Quito Eterno is an educational program that is part of the Historical Center Corporation of Quito, a non-profit organization. Since 1998 this organization has developed specialized projects which aim to rescue, revitalize, and preserve the traditions and culture of the city .

Through Quito Eterno, the Corporation offers educational, cultural, and spiritual forms of tourism.  Our goal is to open the doors of our legendary city, a site where powerful civilizations, famous artists, great thinkers, and storybook heroes have developed their legacies. These legacies still appear today within the legends, stories, and oral traditions of our culture.

What better place to explore the world's diversity than in the "middle of the world,¨ where a great quantity of the Earth's cultures and creations come together?

The physical evidence of centuries of civilization shows us the historical course of this area, and explore the ruins to discover the secrets behind the stones, and thus the wisdom of our people. Quito Eterno attempts to uncover the identity of Ecuadorian people, made rich by the magic of our indigenous lineage and the knowledge brought to us by the arrival of the Spanish. 

What motivates our work?

1. Rediscovering the legendary sun culture in the middle of the world.
2. Respecting the indigenous vision which integrates nature's wonders into human life.
3. Appreciating the complex heritage of the mestizos in Ecuador.
4. Remembering the heroes that dedicated their lives in order to build our country.
5. Honoring the painters and poets who left us the spirit of their visions, which so profoundly affects all modern expression in Quito and Ecuador.

As described by Piedad y Alfredo Costales in The Kingdom of Quito, Quito is:

"The indigenous mecca of sun worshipers, the site of harmony for primitive peoples from both North and South America, and possibly those from Oceania, the sea, the plains, and from across the mountains; they come in search of the path to the site of Vertical Sun, the site where some aborigines thought they could actually touch the sky."