Iñaquito is a parish of Quito,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

, located toward the north of the city. There is a large concentration of malls in the area, and the population is wealthy relative to the rest of Quito. This is also home to a large international community in Ecuador, primarily Americans. Various mission agencies have their headquarters for Ecuador here, including

HCJB HCJB, "The Voice of the Andes", was the first radio station with daily programming in Ecuador and the first Christian missionary radio station in the world. The station was founded in 1931 by Clarence W. Jones, Reuben Larson, and D. Stuart Clark. ...

and

Youth World Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...

. To cater to this international community, the Christian & Missionary Alliance started the Alliance Academy, now called

Alliance Academy International The Alliance Academy International is a private, co-educational, international, Christian school located in Quito, Ecuador, with a curriculum based on a United States program of education. AAI was founded in 1929 as the Alliance Academy, to prov ...

, which is currently a school containing around 500 students K-12, the majority being Ecuadorian and American but with students representing around 20 countries. There is also a church in English for this missionary community - English Fellowship church.

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inaquito Parishes of Quito Canton