Imbabura
Imbabura
Imbabura is a popular tourist destination, with very popular destinations. A lot of people don't know about many of the beautiful additional responsible travel destinations in the area. Imbabura has a lot left to be discovered.
Facts and figures
Borders:
In the north to Carchi, south Pichincha, east Sucumbios and west Esmeraldas.
Population:
345,000
Altitude:
From 600 meters near Guayllabamba to 4,939 meters on top of volcano Cotocachi.
Capital:
Ibarra
Ibarra is the capital of Imbabura and the largest city of the province.
Ibarra has earned the nickname Ciudad Blanca (White City) during the 18th century. The city was the victim of a large epidemic and people were forced to paint their houses white to make sure the decease wouldn't spread.
The city is still white and has been able to maintain the colonial vibe for t ...
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La Chimba is a town of around 360 families located in a fertile valley, a one hour, 60 cent bus ride northeast of the city of Cayambe, within the canton of Cayambe. The valley that contains the city is situated at the northeast end of the basin that contains Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Named after Ecuador’s nearby third highest mountain, the canton contains three urban ...
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Otavalo is a hotspot for tourism in Ecuador. It is famous for the enormous handicraft market held every Saturday. You can buy all sorts of colourful clothing, scarfs, jewelery and hammocks for low prices. Make sure to bargain hard for your souvenirs.
The handicraft market can be visited every day of the week, but the one on Saturday is about twice as big. Another fun ac ...
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