Interesting places in Riobamba:

Aeropuerto de Chimborazo

Riobamba is a city in Ecuador, capital of the Chimborazo Province. It has a population of 130,000 and is located 200km (125 miles) south of the country capital Quito. The present town dates from 1797, when the great earthquake of that year destroyed the old town then situated 12 miles to the west near the existing village of Cajabamba.

On a clear day don't miss the view of the surrounding mountains. The best views in the city are from , close to the train station.

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Riobamba-after-rain
Made by ©haddock
After a day of nonstop rain, the skies opened up before sunset. Riobamba is not at all an interesting city, but is near many of Ecuador's highest volcanoes (none of which were visible during my week long visit because of awful weather). Taken from Parque 21 de Abril, the Church of San Antonio in the foreground, invisible Andes at the back.


Texting.
Made by Flickmor
On the streets of Riobamba, in the Ecuador Andes. More on the Y!RB blog.


Nariz del Diablo train, Riobamba
Made by chris.bryant
Best seat in the house - on the roof of the train (it's allowed to ride up there) at Riobamba station waiting to depart for Nariz del Diablo (the Devils Nose), Ecuador.


roof riding on the Riobamba train line
Made by digitalia
Nobody was happy about clambering onto the unsecured roof rack of the cattle trucks at 5 am in Riobamba. Much less, sitting there for six hours straight.


A That´s Right
Made by ipedaler
It´s hard to decide which costumes were the best in the parade, since almost all of them were awesome, but I think these guys won for best dancers


Water Lens
Made by ipedaler
Got some droplets on the lens during the downpour, but I still can´t tell whether the lady is actually dressed up or just parading as herself...


Restaurante chino
Made by Mr.Philux
Los restaurantes chinos abundan en Ecuador y sorprende ver que sus letreros muestran un Chifa en lugar del clásico Restaurante Chino


Blending In
Made by ipedaler
Yeah, I stole her hat for the portrait - too bad we didn´t get the memo or we could have probably been in the parade


Mesh-Mask
Made by ipedaler
These mesh-masks were fantastic - just not too photogenic, as the light reflection almost always caused motion blur


Riobamba, Ecuador
Made by Jenn Pascoe
One woman's campaign to end littering...clown garbage cans...you can actually buy these online for your own town.


Spin Move
Made by ipedaler
Actually, I´m absolutely sure that these were the most coordinated dancers in a parade that I´ve ever seen


That´s Roight
Made by ipedaler
These guys were seriously getting into it... it made more sense when I scrutinized the guy in the rear


Monkey Break-Dance
Made by ipedaler
A gang of monkeys takes to the streets with their giant bananas for an impromptu break-dance session


ViewfromTraininAndesEcuador
Made by lnewman333
Quichuans waving to us as we rode the train (on top of the cars) through the Andes, Ecuador


Riobamba (Ecuador 1977)
Made by ninin 50
Classificata al primo posto al concorso Il lavoro di Emotions in photos - dicembre 2008


Coloridos edificios
Made by Mr.Philux
En Riobamba y otros sitios de Ecuador, es posible encontrar casas de todos los colores.


Goodbye Riobamba
Made by ipedaler
The sun setting over Riobamba on my last night in the Central Highlands - Thank God!


Feriante
Made by Mr.Philux
En el parque había feriantes que hacían su número musical ante el gentío.


Day-Care
Made by ipedaler
Looks like someone just dressed up the kids and left em with this poor girl


Runa y Huarmi
Made by yapacunchi
Figuras de cerámica fabricadas por Cerart empresa perteneciente a la UTPL