Riobamba

Riobamba is a city in the Andean highlands of Ecuador. It is known locally as the "Sultan of the Andes". Wikivoyage

Population 177,213 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ecuador

• 101PolicePolice
• 102FireFire
• 131AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Casa Madre Museum · 420 m
• Municipio Riobamba Monument · 160 m
• Museo de la Ciudad Museum · 160 m
• Padre Juan de Velasco Monument · 240 m
• Museo Ciencias Naturales Museum · 360 m
• Iglesia de San Alfonso Church · 400 m
• Museo de Arte Religioso Museum · 460 m
• Museos Casa de la Cultura Museum · 670 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Chicken 2
• Pizza 1
• Coffee shop 1
• Steak house 1

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parque Lineal Chibunga 750 m across 1.7 km
• Parque Guayaquil 300 m across 1.5 km

Getting around

• Riobamba 770 m
• Riobamba Train Station 790 m
• estación del tren 820 m
• Terminal buses intercantonales: San Luis, Pungala, Licto, Chambo 890 m
• Terminal de Buses al Oriente (Selva Amazónica) 1.0 km
• Coop. de Taxis 1ra Constituyente 1.5 km

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