check out 1955. La vida pasa en Quito 1955. Life goes on in Quito Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images La Basílica y Convento de San Francisco es el monumento religioso más importante de Quito. En su popular plaza histórica la vida siempre ha sido animada: comerciantes, fieles y caminantes que todavía hoy se cruzan con turistas sorprendidos por su imponente arquitectura. // The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is Quito’s most important religious monument. Life has always been lively in its popular historic square: merchants, worshippers and passers-by still rub shoulders with tourists amazed by its imposing architecture.