Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_26769_1 ( population__july_2009_est_ INTEGER, capital VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What was the maximum population of the country with Quito as capital?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT MAX(population__july_2009_est_) FROM table_26769_1 WHERE capital = "Quito"