San Antonio de Pichincha
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San Antonio de Pichincha, or simply San Antonio, also but less frequently known by its older name San Antonio de Lulumpamba (alternate spelling: Lulumbamba), is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province
, Ecuador
. The seat of the parish lies in an arid plain with sandy soil known as Lulumpamba. The Quechua language name of the plain means plain of fruit(s). It is southeast of Pululahua (Pululagua
) Volcano and east of Casitagua Volcano. In the village there is also a Lulumpamba street named after the plain.
In San Antonio there is a textile factory known as La Internacional. To the west of the village there is an ethnographic museum near the equator
in a touristic place known as Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
and which is owned by the Prefecture of Pichincha. There is also a go-kart
ing place known as Cartódromo Dos Hemisferios.
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
, 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...
. The seat of the parish lies in an arid plain with sandy soil known as Lulumpamba. The Quechua language name of the plain means plain of fruit(s). It is southeast of Pululahua (Pululagua
Pululagua
Pululagua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes...
) Volcano and east of Casitagua Volcano. In the village there is also a Lulumpamba street named after the plain.
In San Antonio there is a textile factory known as La Internacional. To the west of the village there is an ethnographic museum near the equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
in a touristic place known as Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
Mitad del Mundo
The Mitad del Mundo is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located in the San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, north of the center of Quito....
and which is owned by the Prefecture of Pichincha. There is also a go-kart
Go-kart
thumb|A [[Kart racing|racing kart]] at the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK-FIA]] European Championship 2008A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle...
ing place known as Cartódromo Dos Hemisferios.