The Capital of the Center of the World has been awarded “South America’s Leading City Destination 2022” at the World Travel Awards reaffirming its position as an international destination, highlighting its valuable historical, cultural, and artistic heritage, in addition to its gastronomy, landscapes and natural spaces.

Quito was present at the Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2022 event, which took place on August 31 at the Sandals Montego Bay in Jamaica, where it was recognized, for the eighth time, as the leading tourist city in South America thanks to the votes of classified industry executives and consumers.

This year, Quito was nominated along with Asunción, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Guayaquil, La Paz, Lima, Río de Janeiro, and Santiago de Chile, consolidating itself as a leading destination thanks to the thousands of tourists who choose it each year.

These event, held annually by the World Travel Awards, represent the highest recognition of excellence within the tourism industry, where companies, entities and destinations are rewarded through a wide variety of awards.

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