Calderón, Quito Explained

Calderón is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It lies northeast of the city of Quito, on Ecuador Highway 35 (designated by the Ecuadorian transit police as E-35), a north-to-south-running highway which is the Ecuadorian segment of the Pan-American Highway.[1]

The seat of the parish (the village) is particularly known for its cemetery, which attracts visitors during All Souls' Day (11-02), and for its decorative masapán figurines.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://gobierno.gadcalderon.gob.ec/informacion-general/ Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de la Parroquia de Calderón - Información General
  2. https://gobierno.gadcalderon.gob.ec/figuras-de-mazapan/ Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de la Parroquia de Calderón - Figuras Masapán