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Riobamba (rēōbäm`bä), city (1990 est. pop. 95,505), capital of Chimborazo prov., central Ecuador, near Chimborazo Chimborazo (chēmbōrä`sō), inactive volcano, 20,577 ft (6,272 m) high, central Ecuador; the highest in Ecuador. ..... Click the link for more information. volcano, in a high basin of the Andes. Riobamba is the headquarters of the railroad from Quito to Guayaquil. It was founded c.1530 and was completely destroyed by earthquake in 1797. The convention that proclaimed Ecuador's independence from Greater Colombia met there in 1830. The city's manufactures include textiles and ceramics. It has an open-air market where indigenous artisans display their wares. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some of the best-known bishops of Latin America were there for a week in 1982: Samuel Ruiz of Chiapas, Tomas Balduino from Brazil, Leonidas Proano, bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador, and others. This ramshackle rail line from Riobamba to Guayaquil passes through a corridor lined by dozens of towering, snow-covered volcanoes, including 20,823-foot Chimborazo, once thought to be the highest mountain in the world. |
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