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Riobamba - Chimborazo - ExploringEcuador.com A tradition of the indigenous communities of the Chimborazo province is to bring down ice from the glaciers of the mountain to prepare their drinks. Riobamba is the capital city of the province of Chimborazo. The province of Chimborazo is named after the highest Ecuadorian mountain (20.702 feet above sea level), the third highest elevation in America after the Aconcagua in the Chilean-Argentinean border and the Huascarán in Peru. www.exploringecuador.com /en_ar_riobamba.htm   (2119 words)

Chimborazo Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador Chimborazo Wildlife Reserve, 58.560 hectares in size, is so large that it overlaps into the provinces of Bolívar and Tungurahua. Home to challenging peaks and towering volcanoes such as Chimborazo, the province of Chimborazo is ideal for mountaineering which is one of the many reasons it has gained popularity among foreign tourist. Surrounded by spectacular snowcapped peaks such as Chimborazo (at 6,310 m, Ecuador's highest peak), Riobamba, the former capital of Ecuador, is known as the Sultan of the Andes. www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/chimborazo_en.htm   (483 words)

Ecuador - Hotels in Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Bolivar, Cotopaxi Abraspungo is in the province of Chimborazo, close to the volcano that has the same name and that is considered as the highest in Ecuador. M.A.P. El Troje Inn, located in the center of Ecuadorian Highlands, province of Chimborazo, it offers you safety and comfortable rooms and you can live a unique experience. Chimborazo is located in Riobamba and even though a budget hotel, has comfortable rooms. www.turisvision.com /tours/hotels/cotopaxi.htm   (748 words)

Ecuador - Hotels in Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Bolivar, Cotopaxi Abraspungo is in the province of Chimborazo, close to the volcano that has the same name and that is considered as the highest in Ecuador. Ambato hotel is the best option to visit the Tungurahua province. M.A.P. Leito Inn, located on Patate, province of Tungurahua, it's a colonial house, where you can enjoy of the quality services and natural environment. www.turisvision.com /tours/hotels/cotopaxi.htm   (748 words)

Chimborazo Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador Home to challenging peaks and towering volcanoes such as Chimborazo, the province of Chimborazo is ideal for mountaineering which is one of the many reasons it has gained popularity among foreign tourist. Volcano Chimborazo is the Reserve's main attraction and is especially popular with climbers as is Carihuairazo. Surrounded by spectacular snowcapped peaks such as Chimborazo (at 6,310 m, Ecuador's highest peak), Riobamba, the former capital of Ecuador, is known as the Sultan of the Andes. www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/chimborazo_en.htm   (483 words)

Untitled Document The health department in Chimborazo Province advised local medical personnel that patients admitted from the town of Guamote presenting fever, cough, enlargement of the lymph nodes, weakness and malaise, should be considered as suspected cases of bubonic plague. Dr. Adela Vimos, Director of Epidemiology, Chimborazo Province, said the disease is endemic in the region, and explained why the new re-emergence of human cases is a dangerous threat to the community health. Newin said outbreaks in two other provinces reported earlier this month, which dashed hopes that Thailand had put the crisis behind it, were either cleaned up or in the process of being eradicated. depts.washington.edu /apecein/newsbriefs/2004/0005nb11.htm   (10505 words)

About North Andes - Ecuador :: Viamerica Explorer >> Exotic Travel Adventures In Chimborazo, we find the Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve, whose territory, with an area of 58,560 ha, is split between the provinces of Bolívar and Tungurahua. The province of Tungurahua is home to another national park of great importance, El Sangay. Ambato, the capital of the province of Tungurahua, is well known for the fine leather work of its craftsman. www.viamericaexplorer.com /pages/north_andes_information.htm   (10505 words)

americas.org - Soldiers Shoot Protesters In Chimborazo province, roadblocks brought transport to a halt, and indigenous leaders said soldiers shot a student. CONAIE leader Blanca Chancoso reported that roadblocks had completely halted traffic as of January 26 in Imbabura, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi provinces, in the northern section of Pichincha province, and around Ambato in Tungurahua province. Four people were reported injured in high school student protests in Tulcán, capital of Carchi province, on the border with Colombia. www.americas.org /item_6598   (10505 words)

Ecuador Andes region Due to its central location Riobamba and the province of Chimborazo are known as Corazón de la Patria (the heartland of Ecuador). is the capital of Chimborazo province as well as being a major area for agriculture. The quiet colonial town is the capital of Bolivar Province called also "the Rome of Ecuador" because it was built on seven hills. www.thebestofecuador.com /sierra.htm   (10505 words)

Chimborazo mountain bike adventure - Altar - Cotopaxi - Lakes - Atillo - Ozogoche Mountain Biking Chimborazo Province reveals the most andean of all ecuadorean provinces with the largest, most dense indigenous population and the highest and widest mountain ranges in Ecuador. We offer excursions to Chimborazo and other snowpeaks, mountain lakes, thermal pools, rain and cloud forests and indigenous, historic and cultural sites that reveal unimagined natural and cultural wonders hidden to the common tourist. But for distant places like Chimborazo (2000 meters climb), Guamote or Santa Fe de Galán a support vehicle is required. www.probici.com   (375 words)

Search Results for Chimborazo - Encyclopædia Britannica mountain peak, Chimborazo province, central Ecuador, in the Cordillera (mountains) Occidental of the Andes. In the northwest is Mt. Chimborazo, the highest peak of the Ecuadorian Andes (20,702 ft [6,310 m]). It is situated in the central highlands at an elevation of about 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in the basin of the Riobamba River, just south of Mount Chimborazo. www.britannica.com /search?query=Chimborazo&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT   (294 words)

Hotel - Ecuador Riobamba Hosteria Abraspungo Lodge Stylishly decorated, with all types of ancestral objects used in farming, and very illustrative photographs of native landscapes and cultures, you can appreciate the richness of the natural resources that the province of Chimborazo and Ecuador in general offer to it’s tourists. Abraspungo is also the name of a valley of glacial which is located between the mountains Chimborazo and Carihuairazo, at 4.000 Mts. It’s architectural style is “mestizo”, typical of the Ecuadorian countryside, ransoming the type of architecture used in the ancestral manors and mansions as well as the housing of the country men of Ecuador. www.abraspungo.com   (141 words)

Chimborazo Province (Ecuador) However, for some provinces Coat of Arms could be included, and especially Chimborazo and Chimborazo is situated in central Ecuador, in Sierra region. Flag and Coat of Armscould be seen at < flagspot.net /flags/ec-h.html   (105 words)

Encyclopedia: Esmeraldas Province Provinces of Ecuador Ecuador is divided into 22 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia): Province (Capital) Azuay (Cuenca) Bolívar (Guaranda) Cañar (Azogues) Carchi (Tulcán) Chimborazo (Riobamba) Cotopaxi (Latacunga) El Oro (Machala) Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas) Galápagos (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno) Guayas (Guayaquil) Imbabura (Ibarra) Loja (Loja) Los Ríos (Babahoyo) Manabí (Portoviejo) Morona... Galápagos is a province in Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Esmeraldas-Province   (165 words)

Tungurahua Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador This park stretches from the Andes to the Amazon, with its 520 thousand hectares covering much of the provinces of Chimborazo and Morona Santiago. With its temperate, wet, and cool climate, this province, lying to the south of Cotopaxi, is known for its towering peaks, its Carnival festivities, and its fruit and flower production. This province is full of spectaculaly beautiful towering peaks and active volcanoes that are ideal for climbing, some of which include Tungurahua (5087 m), Carihuairazo (5020 m), Cerro Hermoso (4571 m), and Sagatoa (4153 m). www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/tungurahua_en.htm   (165 words)

MBG: Research: Ecuador: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador The Andean provinces are Carchi, Imbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Bolívar, Cañar, Azuay, and Loja. In 1998 the eastern half of Napo province was recognized as the new province of Orellana, but official maps showing the new province have not yet been produced; we therefore use the pre-1998 boundaries of Napo. The correspondence of each province within a particular region is not exact; all Amazonian provinces extend upwards to approximately the summit of the Eastern Cordillera, while several Andean provinces contain considerable areas within the Coastal region. www.mobot.org /MOBOT/research/ecuador/geography.shtml   (165 words)

Burros Overrun Monserrat At least 23,000 residents were evacuated a week ago from nearby Tungurahua province and the neighboring province of Chimborazo in preparation for an impending explosion. Tungurahua, located 75 miles south of Quito, has been spewing sulfuric gas and ash for weeks, prompting fears that it could erupt very soon. Oct. 26, 1999 and#8212; Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano once again sent up a huge mushroom-shaped column of ash and gas last Saturday, as vulcanologists were keeping the crater under close scrutiny for an imminent eruption. www.sangraal.com /_disc3/000000b6.htm   (165 words)

Riobamba - Chimborazo - ExploringEcuador.com A tradition of the indigenous communities of the Chimborazo province is to bring down ice from the glaciers of the mountain to prepare their drinks. The province of Chimborazo is named after the highest Ecuadorian mountain (20.702 feet above sea level), the third highest elevation in America after the Aconcagua in the Chilean-Argentinean border and the Huascarán in Peru. Riobamba is the capital city of the province of Chimborazo. www.exploringecuador.com /en_ar_riobamba.htm   (165 words)

Exploring Ecuador & Galapagos Islands Guide. National Parks in Ecuador - Galapagos National Park - maps. It is located between three Provinces: Tungurahua, Chimborazo and Morona Santiago. It is located in both the Provinces of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, and its extension is 351.436 acres. The Cuyabeno Reserve is located in the Napo and Sucumbíos Provinces of the Ecuadorian Amazon. www.exploringecuador.com /en_ar_national_park.htm   (165 words)

Winne.com - Welcome Highlands provinces are Imbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua and Chimborazo, in the north, and Bolívar, Cañar, Azuay and Loja, in the south. The Amazon is comprised of the provinces (from north to south) of Sucumbíos, Napo, Pastaza, Orellana, Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe. The Occidental and the Oriental Ranges are born from this mountain system as it divides in the province of Loja, forming plains and valleys along the Andean Corridor. www.winne.com /ecuador/bf01.html   (755 words)

Hotel - Ecuador Riobamba Hosteria Abraspungo Lodge Stylishly decorated, with all types of ancestral objects used in farming, and very illustrative photographs of native landscapes and cultures, you can appreciate the richness of the natural resources that the province of Chimborazo and Ecuador in general offer to it’s tourists. Abraspungo is also the name of a valley of glacial which is located between the mountains Chimborazo and Carihuairazo, at 4.000 Mts. It’s architectural style is “mestizo”, typical of the Ecuadorian countryside, ransoming the type of architecture used in the ancestral manors and mansions as well as the housing of the country men of Ecuador. www.abraspungo.com   (141 words)

Ecuadorian Andes - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador This is one of the most popular provinces with foreign visitors and the geographical location and mountains, such as Chimborazo, make it an ideal place for mountaineering. The province is home to some of the nations most impressive protected areas, such as El Angel Reserve, and several interesting and colorful towns. The province is also rich in history, traditions, handicrafts and natural beauty with many lakes and distinctive paramo vegetation. www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/northandes_provinces.htm   (514 words)

CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Administrative divisions 22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe 20 provinces (khaitt, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (krong, singular and plural) 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural) www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2051.html   (5912 words)

Ayuda Directa In September 2001, the eruption of the Tungurahua volcano caused enormous damage to the surrounding provinces, namely Tungurahua and Chimborazo immediately to the south. Hardly a year goes by with some sort of intense activity. The main effects of this volcanic activity were the consequences brought about due to the large deposits of ash in the nearby rural areas. www.ayudadirecta.org /inglese/activities/tungurahua.htm   (5912 words)

Ambato, Ecuador, pictures A leading commercial and transportation center and a mountain resort, the city is in a fertile region near the northern foot of the volcano Chimborazo. Ambato, city in central Ecuador, capital of Tungurahua Province, on the Ambato River. www.greatestcities.com /South_America/Ecuador/Ambato_city.html   (5912 words)

Ecuador Andes region Due to its central location Riobamba and the province of Chimborazo are known as Corazón de la Patria (the heartland of Ecuador). Typical food.- Among the main typical food is: Seco de chivo (goat stew), locro de cuero (pork skin and vegetable cream soup), empanadas de morocho (fried dough stuffed with ground corn), humitas (sweet corn bread with cheese), quimbolitos (sweet tamales) and caucara (pork skins). There are drinks like the canela (water boiled with cinnamon, sugar and liquor); chicha (slightly fermented drink made of corn) and mistelas (prepared with fruit juices, sugar and spirits of liquors). www.thebestofecuador.com /sierra.htm   (5912 words)

WWF Newsroom Sangay National Park, created in 1979, covers some 517,000 hectares in the provinces of Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Morona Santiago. Manto de la Novia waterfall, Tungurahua province corridor area, Ecuador. Llanganates National Park, created in 1996, covers nearly 220,000 hectares in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Napo, and Pastaza. panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/other_news/news.cfm?uNewsID=5042   (5912 words)

Municipio de Palora.com West: Provinces of Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Cañar and Azuay The capital of the province, also named Palora, is located 55 km from Puyo and 110 km north of Macas, the capital city of the Morona Santiago province. The Morona Santiago province is located in the Amazon Region of Ecuador. www.municipiodepalora.com /english/cantonpalora_en.html   (5912 words)

Ecuador National Parks Ecuador Parks Galapagos Nationals Ecuador Andes Ecuador Galapagos This 669,653 acer park is located in Morona& and Chimborazo provinces, 174 miles from Quito. Located in Loja and Zamora provinces, Podocarpus is 435 miles from Quito and its 361,341 acres are equipped with basic infrastructure. Equipped with basic tourist infrastructure, 135,905 acres of Manabi Province have been dedicated to this park, which is 310 miles from Quito. www.ecuaworld.com /discover/Parques.htm   (5912 words)

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