History
The Quitu people were conquered by the Cara culture. Juan de Velasco wrote in his 1767 book, Historia del Reino de Quito, the Cara founded the Kingdom of Quito around 980 CE. Together, the two cultures formed the Quitu-Cara culture.
Historians Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño and Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco contested the existence of such Kingdom and pointed to the dubious existence of that date, having no evidence of Quitu remains. The Quitus existence does not prove the contested Kingdom of Quito, only gives credence, and partially supports its existence. This belief is today seen by archeologist as an important concept, for it spared their archaeological remains from tomb robbers. Within the country today tomb robbers are recognized to have depleted other cultures of their archeological remains, most made of gold.
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