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Parque La Carolina^[1] is a 165.5-acre (670,000 m²) park in the centre of the Quito central business district, bordered by the avenues Río Amazonas, de los Shyris, Naciones Unidas, Eloy Alfaro, and de la República. Iñaquito metro station is in the northern part of the park, whereas La Carolina metro station is in the southern part.

History

This park started from the expropriation of the farm La Carolina in 1939. ^{[citation needed]} The design of the park was made by the Dirección Metropolitana de Planificación Territorial (DMPT). Pope John Paul II headed a great Catholic mass in the park during his visit to Ecuador in 1985, and a giant Christian cross has been built in this place.

Usage

Quiteños gather at La Carolina mostly on weekends to play soccer, basketball, and ecua-volley, which is an Ecuadorian variation of volleyball with less emphasis on spiking, allowing more of a throw. Some of the other activities are aerobics, kite flying, running, snacking, and people watching. The southern part of the park has a small pond where paddle boats can be rented and a skatepark for bicyclists and skateboarders. Artists are known to perform on weekends at the park. In the western part of the park are the Quito Exhibition Center,^[2] the Quito botanical gardens,^[3] and a Vivarium.

References

^ "Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Parque La Carolina". Quito Government. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ "fabrica como diseñar una cocina at". Pequenaindustria.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ "Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Jardín Botánico de Quito". Quito.com.ec. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Media related to Parque La Carolina at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Parque La Carolina". Quito Government. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

[2] "fabrica como diseñar una cocina at". Pequenaindustria.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

[3] "Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Jardín Botánico de Quito". Quito.com.ec. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-[[File:La Carolina 1.jpg|250px|thumbnail|La Carolina Park next to Amazonas Avenue]]
+[[File:La Carolina 1.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|La Carolina Park next to Amazonas Avenue]]
-'''Parque  La Carolina'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.cmtproductos&product_id=121&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=90 |title=Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Parque La Carolina |publisher=Quito Government |date= |accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>  is a 165.5-acre (670,000&nbsp;m²) park in the centre of the [[Quito]] [[central business district]], bordered by the avenues Río Amazonas, de los Shyris, Naciones Unidas, Eloy Alfaro, and de la República.
+'''Parque  La Carolina'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.cmtproductos&product_id=121&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=90 |title=Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Parque La Carolina |publisher=Quito Government |accessdate=2009-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127174631/http://quito.com.ec/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.cmtproductos&product_id=121&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=90 |archivedate=2010-11-27 }}</ref>  is a 165.5-acre (670,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) park in the centre of the [[Quito]] [[central business district]], bordered by the avenues Río Amazonas, de los Shyris, Naciones Unidas, Eloy Alfaro, and de la República. [[Iñaquito metro station]] is in the northern part of the park, whereas [[La Carolina metro station]] is in the southern part.
 ==History==
 This park started from the expropriation of the farm La Carolina in 1939. {{fact|date=April 2012}} The design of the park was made by the Dirección Metropolitana de Planificación Territorial (DMPT). [[Pope John Paul II]] headed a great [[Catholic mass]] in the park during his visit to [[Ecuador]] in 1985, and  a giant [[Christian cross]] has been built in this place.
+[[File:Jardín Botánico de Quito, cool stone bridge. (picture) 5of6.jpg|thumb|A zig-zag bridge across a small [[pond]] in Quito at the [[Quito Botanical Garden]] which is situated inside Parque  La Carolina.]]
+[[File:Jardín Botánico de Quito (Koi pond, Ecuador.).jpg|thumb|A Koi pond inside the Jardín Botánico de Quito.]]
 ==Usage==
-Quiteños gather at La Carolina mostly on weekends to play [[soccer]], [[basketball]], and [[ecua-volley]], which is an Ecuadorian variation of [[volleyball]] with less emphasis on spiking, allowing more of a throw. Some of the other activities are [[aerobics]], [[kite]] flying, [[running]], [[Ecuadorian cuisine|snacking]], and [[people watching]]. The southern part of the park has a small pond where [[Pedalo|paddle boats]] can be rented and a [[skatepark]] for bicyclists and [[skateboard]]ers. Artists are known to perform on weekends at the park. In the western part of the park are the Quito Exhibition Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pequenaindustria.com/ferias_historia.asp |title=fabrica como diseñar una cocina at |publisher=Pequenaindustria.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>  the Quito botanical gardens,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=108&category_id=&manufacturer_id=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=66 |title=Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Jardín Botánico de Quito |publisher=Quito.com.ec |date= |accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>  and a Vivarium.
+Quiteños gather at La Carolina mostly on weekends to play [[soccer]], [[basketball]], and [[ecua-volley]], which is an Ecuadorian variation of [[volleyball]] with less emphasis on spiking, allowing more of a throw. Some of the other activities are [[aerobics]], [[kite]] flying, [[running]], [[Ecuadorian cuisine|snacking]], and [[people watching]]. The southern part of the park has a small pond where [[Pedalo|paddle boats]] can be rented and a [[skatepark]] for bicyclists and [[skateboard]]ers. Artists are known to perform on weekends at the park. In the western part of the park are the Quito Exhibition Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pequenaindustria.com/ferias_historia.asp |title=fabrica como diseñar una cocina at |publisher=Pequenaindustria.com |accessdate=2009-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606200812/http://pequenaindustria.com/ferias_historia.asp |archivedate=June 6, 2009 }}</ref>  the Quito botanical gardens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quito.com.ec/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=108&category_id=&manufacturer_id=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=66 |title=Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito - Jardín Botánico de Quito |publisher=Quito.com.ec |date= |accessdate=2009-07-08 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  and a Vivarium.
-La Carolina somewhat resembles [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]] in that they both are flat parks surrounded by tall buildings.
 ==See also==
 *[[Plaza de La Independencia]]
+*[[Quito Botanical Garden]]
 ==References==
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+==External links==
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+{{Commons-inline}}
+{{coord|0.1811|S|78.4842|W|source:wikidata|display=title}}
 [[Category:Parks in Quito]]
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