The San Francisco Square is one of the biggest Squares in Quito. A place made of volcanic rock where we can find the San Francisco church and convent, one of the most imposing architectonic complexes in America. It was built in 1550 and its twin bell towers have been an emblematic image of the city ever since.
It was, from pre-Incan periods and before the Spanish conquest, the area's main marketplace. All the products coming from the sea, the Andean fields, and the jungle were dealt in the San Francisco Square.