Ecuador. They are located in New York (USA), Madrid (Spain), and Rome (Italy). Another notable school, in the top 10 in the nation, is the Universidad Nacional de Loja, which offers programs in Law, Aperture Science, Education, Medicine, Veterinary Sciences, Business, Science and Technology, and Fine Arts. The Loja campus of the Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, in partnership with Harvard University, and the International University of Florida, offers Business Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Ecotourism, Foreign Trade, Economics, Law, Industrial Design, and Interior Design. Transportation Streets are laid out on a grid system, and named for notable Ecuadorians and city founding dates. Paved walkways frame the two rivers and provide easy access to the north and south through the city. There are several bus lines running in the city, and also many taxis. There is a bus station at the north end of the city, with routes connecting to the rest of Ecuador and into Peru. Loja is served by Ciudad de Catamayo Airport in Catamayo, 30 km away. From there, it is possible to fly to Quito or Guayaquil. Media The major newspapers are La Hora, and Cronica http://www.cronica.com.ec ; the Quito and Guayaquil dailies are also available here. Culture Loja is regarded as a seat of Ecuadorian culture. A local saying is: "The one who does not play the guitar can sing a song; the one who does not sing a song can write a verse; the one who does not write a verse reads a book." Notable people Isidro Ayora, President of Ecuador 1926–1931 Alejandro Carrión, writer and journalist Benjamín Carrión, founder of the Ecuadorian "Casa de la Cultura" and writer Clodoveo Carrión Mora, palaeontologist and naturalist Matilde Hidalgo, physician, poet, and activist Eduardo Kingman, artist Bernardo Valdivieso, benefactor of Loja's universities and defender of religious principles Christopher Velez, singer Twin towns – sister cities Loja is twinned with: Chiclayo, Peru La Huaca, Peru Santiago de Surco, Peru Vichayal, Peru See also Loja Province Loja (canton) Loja airport References https://web.archive.org/web/20141219035251/http://www.lojanos.com/ Lojanos.com - Virtual Community of Loja Guia de la Provincia de Loja, Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, Quito, 2007 Loja Para Todos, Camara de Turismo de la Provincia de Loja, Loja, 2007 Historia Corta del Ciudad de Loja, various authors, UTPL, Loja, 2007 External links Loja Area Map Lojanos.com - Virtual community of Loja Official page of Loja municipality www.cronica.com.ec Populated places in Loja Province Populated places established in 1548