Tourism in the Chimborazo Reserve
Tourism in the Chimborazo Reserve
The Chimborazo Wildlife Production Reserve has an area of 58,560 hectares and was created on 11/09/1987 with the R.O. 806-A437.
The highest volcano in the world (measured from the center of the earth), Chimborazo at 6,310 meters, is part of the reserve.
The reserve is located in three provinces: Chimborazo, Tungurahua and Bolívar. The entrances to the reserve are from Riobamba, Guaranda, and from Ambato, where there are professional guides that can accompany you.
In the Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve, condors can still be seen.
Chimborazo
Fauna Production Reserve
Chimborazo - Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve
Provinces of Chimborazo, Tungurahua and Bolívar
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Other Natural o Protected Areas and Spots
Galapagos - Llanganates - Ilinizas - Chimborazo - Sangay - Yasuni - Cuyabeno - Machalilla - Cotopaxi
OTROS SITIOS INTERESANTES
- It is the capital of the province of Chimborazo, with different fairs and beautiful houses and buildings. From Riobamba you can make different excursions: visit the Sangay National Park, buy carpets in Guano or visit the lagoons that are in the province.
- Alausí is in the south of the province of Chimborazo. Among others, it is famous for its railway station, where you leave for the "Nariz del Diablo": an impressive journey on the train.
Colta
- Colta is famous for its fairs and its typical foods. The Colta lagoon is also very famous.
- City of flowers and fruits, also known as the city of the "Tres Juanes", and the capital of the Tungurahua province with its typical foods are "llapingachos", guinea pigs and in November the famous "colada morada".
- Guaranda and the capital of the Bolívar province. Guaranda has 20,000 inhabitants. Guaranda or also "the city of the seven hills" has a historical museum.
- The active volcanoes Tungurahua and Sangay 5,230 masl are within the Sangay National Park. There are different agencies and professional guides that offer their professional mountaineering services.
Chimborazo - Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo
Provincias de Chimborazo, Tungurahua y Bolívar
The active volcano Chimborazo, the highest mountain in Ecuador, and is surrounded by a huge sandy area with a rather dry wasteland, unlike most.
The reserve, however, provides water to the three provinces where it is located: here are the sources that feed the Ambato, Chambo and Chimbo rivers. The waters of the Chimbo end in the great Guayas River, a link that is represented in the National Shield. The connection between Chimborazo and the Guayas River is a symbol of the unity between the Coast and the Sierra.
The reserve is home to a significant population of vicuñas reintroduced from Peru and Chile in 1988. There are also llamas and alpacas, domestic animals native to Ecuador and used by ancient settlers in the Andes before the Spanish introduced horses, sheep, cows and donkeys. The reserve was created to protect these animals and their historical legacy, as well as the strange wasteland of which they are a part.
