Central Highlands
This simple backpacker lodge is in the small indigenous community of Pulinguí San Pablo. Families still live in the round chozas typical of the area, but Casa Cóndor is a stone building with a basic dorm and private rooms, hot showers and a communal kitchen.
It's run by the local community and you may find the building locked. Ask around in the village to find someone to open up. To get here, take a Guaranda-bound bus from Riobamba and ask the driver to drop you at Casa Cóndor.
Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo
9.75 MILES
Volcán Chimborazo and Volcán Carihuairazo are both within the Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo. It is called a ‘fauna-production reserve’ because…
24.9 MILES
Several famous ambateños (people from Ambato) had quintas that survived the earthquake. They were once considered countryside homes, but today they are…
10.04 MILES
Inside the beautifully restored 18th-century convent, Riobamba’s top museum houses one of the country’s finest collections of 17th- and 18th-century…
Museo Provincial Casa del Portal
23.78 MILES
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…
23.85 MILES
On the northwest side of Parque Juan Montalvo is this museum in Montalvo’s pied-à-terre; the grand mausoleum in which the writer is interred is on the…
24.99 MILES
Perched on a hilltop behind Baños, just beyond the village of Runtún, this grassy viewpoint is a photographer's dream. As well as a pretty tree house,…
25.39 MILES
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…
10.06 MILES
The Saturday market transforms Riobamba into a hive of commercial activity, when thousands of people from surrounding villages come to barter, buy and…
9.61 MILES
In front of Parque 21 de Abril stands the church and convent of San Antonio.
9.62 MILES
Just north of downtown, the Parque 21 de Abril has an observation platform with views of the surrounding mountains.
3. Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo
9.75 MILES
Volcán Chimborazo and Volcán Carihuairazo are both within the Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo. It is called a ‘fauna-production reserve’ because…
10.04 MILES
Inside the beautifully restored 18th-century convent, Riobamba’s top museum houses one of the country’s finest collections of 17th- and 18th-century…
10.06 MILES
The Saturday market transforms Riobamba into a hive of commercial activity, when thousands of people from surrounding villages come to barter, buy and…
10.16 MILES
Built in the 1900s by the Costales-Dávalos family, this beautifully restored historic building has a few old-time pictures of the city, rotating art…
10.16 MILES
The ornate, baroque facade of Riobamba's cathedral was reconstructed from fragments after the 1797 earthquake that destroyed the town. Made from white…
10.16 MILES
The handsome, tree-filled Parque Maldonado is flanked by Riobamba’s cathedral on the northeastern side.