Just north of downtown, the Parque 21 de Abril has an observation platform with views of the surrounding mountains.
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Inside the beautifully restored 18th-century convent, Riobamba鈥檚 top museum houses one of the country鈥檚 finest collections of 17th- and 18th-century鈥
Reserva de Producci贸n de Fauna Chimborazo
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Volc谩n Chimborazo and Volc谩n Carihuairazo are both within the Reserva de Producci贸n de Fauna Chimborazo. It is called a 鈥榝auna-production reserve鈥 because鈥
Museo Provincial Casa del Portal
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This majestic home was built in 1900 and now houses Ambato's best museum. There are tons of interesting historic photos on the 1st floor. Head up to the鈥
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On the northwest side of Parque Juan Montalvo is this museum in Montalvo鈥檚 pied-脿-terre; the grand mausoleum in which the writer is interred is on the鈥
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Perched on a hilltop behind Ba帽os, just beyond the village of Runt煤n, this grassy viewpoint is a photographer's dream. As well as a pretty tree house,鈥
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If you're interested in indigenous culture, a look around this museum is well worth your time. However the exhibits, spread over five floors, require some鈥
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This 200-year-old house was the countryside retreat of writer Juan Montalvo, the 鈥楥ervantes of America.鈥 There鈥檚 a tiny but well-put-together museum鈥
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One of the most authentic markets in the central highlands is held on Thursdays in Guamote, with separate sections for vendors of horses and donkeys; pigs鈥
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In front of Parque 21 de Abril stands the church and convent of San Antonio.
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Inside the beautifully restored 18th-century convent, Riobamba鈥檚 top museum houses one of the country鈥檚 finest collections of 17th- and 18th-century鈥
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The Saturday market transforms Riobamba into a hive of commercial activity, when thousands of people from surrounding villages come to barter, buy and鈥
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The ornate, baroque facade of Riobamba's cathedral was reconstructed from fragments after the 1797 earthquake that destroyed the town. Made from white鈥
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The handsome, tree-filled Parque Maldonado is flanked by Riobamba鈥檚 cathedral on the northeastern side.
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Built in the 1900s by the Costales-D谩valos family, this beautifully restored historic building has a few old-time pictures of the city, rotating art鈥
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Parque La Libertad is anchored by this neoclassical basilica, famous for being the only round church in Ecuador. It was designed, built and decorated鈥
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Parque La Libertad is anchored by its neoclassical basilica, famous for being the only round church in Ecuador.