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Province · Highlands (Andes)
Chimborazo
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Destinations
1 destination in Chimborazo
Cities
2 cities in Chimborazo in the guide
Chimborazo
Capital
Riobamba
Capital of Chimborazo province, at about 2,750 meters, in the central Andean valley. It was rebuilt on the Tapi plateau after the 1797 earthquake, and the grid-patterned downtown preserves the cathedral with stones from the old city, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the Loma de Quito, with views of the surrounding volcanoes. It is the base for Chimborazo, about 45 km away, and for Laguna de Colta and the Church of Balbanera, about 20 km away.
Chimborazo
Alausí
A small town in southern Chimborazo, near 2,300 meters, on a slope of the Chanchán River valley. Cobblestone streets, houses with wooden balconies and the main church surround the station, the departure point for the rail trip to Sibambe that passes the Devil’s Nose. At the top of Loma de Lluglli, the Monument to San Pedro, the town’s patron saint, dominates the view.