Quito is officially the highest capital city in the world at 9,350 feet above sea level. Located in the Guayllabamba river basin, the city settles nicely into a valley among the Andes mountains range.
I am an undergraduate student currently enrolled in the Environmental Studies program at Boston College. When not at school I live with my family in Maine. I hope that following graduation I will be able to go into conservation work.
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