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Guayaquil Park

The Guayaquil park is known as the Children's Park since it has several distractions so that children and young people can enjoy this recreational area and can enjoy a moment of healthy fun with family and friends. What should you know? The Guayaquil park was built in 1941 and was inaugurated on April 21, 1951; It is a family meeting place, it has large green spaces, an artificial lagoon with pools that give it movement and when they are turned off, pedal boats and rowing boats are rented for people who want to take a walk around the lagoon. The children's games make the little ones enjoy the park, you can see zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, murals that describe the habitat of the coast, mountains, east and Galapagos regions. On weekends, especially on Sundays, artistic and cultural events are held at the Acoustic Shell. There are monuments of different characters that marked the history of Riobamba such as José Joaquín de Olmedo, the first Ecuadorian vice president elected in the first constituent assembly of August 14, 1830 in Riobamba, Captain Edmundo Chiriboga, hero of the war between Ecuador and Peru in the year of 1941, among others. The park is located in the north central part of the city, close to other relevant places such as the IESS (Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security) hospital, the Calero house, the Puruhá walk park, the Olympic Stadium where the best sporting events in Riobamba. Schedules From 06:00 to 20:00 every day. Attractions Artificial lagoon, Acoustic shell, children's games, soccer fields, murals of the four regions of Ecuador, monuments of important people from Riobamba, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic sculptures.

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Riobamba Olympic Stadium

In the fifth “Concepción”, municipal property, a whole sports citadel was planned, whose axis was the Riobamba stadium. The challenge of the construction was to provide the necessary spaces for the sports activities to be developed in the First Olympics in Ecuador from March 14, 1926. The newspaper "La Razón" reported in detail about the process. In an area of 30,000 square meters, the following were built: a stadium with a reinforced concrete grandstand with a capacity for 2,000 people and on the ground floor spaces for a bar, restaurant, dance hall and billiards; other sports areas: cycling track, marathon racing, endurance, speed and car track. The work was financed by the Chimborazo Banking Society, built in five weeks under the direction of José Melián, the Tormen brothers and the engineers Altamirano and Valencia; Outstanding was the management and momentum achieved by José María Falconí, President of the Chimborazo Sports Federation. On November 10, 1973 it changed its name to "Olympic Stadium City of Riobamba" was remodeled and reopened, in that year the Municipality donates the building to the Sports Federation of Chimborazo. This stadium was one of the venues for the 1995 Ecuador U-17 World Championship and the U-17 South American Championship that took place in the country in 2011. The Olympic Stadium since March 11, 2016, bears the name “Dr. Fernando Guerrero Guerrero”, in posthumous tribute. Dr. Fernando Guerrero was president of the Chimborazo Sports Federation from 1968 to 1976. His main actions include: the definitive donation of the Municipal Olympic Stadium to the Chimborazo Sports Federation through a public deed signed on November 10, 1973 when it was Mayor of the city and president of the Provincial Sports Matrix; channeled economic resources for the construction and subsequent inauguration of the "Teodoro Gallegos Borja Coliseum", an event recorded on Friday, March 1, 1974; He carried out one of his last steps in favor of the sport by obtaining the economic resources for the acquisition of the synthetic track, inaugurated on February 7, 2004. SCHEDULE The stadium is owned by the Sports Federation of Chimborazo and they keep it open for athlete training from Monday to Friday from 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the morning and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon, on Saturday and Sunday according to the game schedule. the Olmedo Sports Center established by the National Soccer Championship; it also opens its doors for sporting, social and cultural events in Riobamba. ATTRACTIONS The main attraction of the stadium is its history and being part of the firsts of Riobamba.

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Raul Davalos Bullring

The Raúl Dávalos bullring is one of the oldest buildings in Ecuador, where bullfighting events, social and cultural acts are held. The Monumental Plaza de Toros Raúl Dávalos is considered one of the oldest in Ecuador, it has a capacity for 13,000 people. In addition to bullfighting events, artistic musical shows, social and cultural events are held there. Its biggest shows are held in the April and November festivities. Inaugurated in 1952 by Morenito de Valencia and Lorenzo Pascual Belmonteño. Designed and built with wooden bleachers and a useful cover on the stands, the square housed 5,000 fans in its first stage. In 1995, refurbishment work was undertaken to expand its capacity to 10,000 people and provide it with functional facilities and beauty. The renovated square was reopened in 1997. For a decade, an interesting list of bullfighters has paraded through this arena, including pigtails of the stature of Rafael Camino, Manolo Sánchez, Víctor Méndez, Uceda Leal, Oscar Higares, Serafín Marín, David Fandila "El Fandi" accompanied by the most outstanding of local bullfighting and important rejoneadores. Beyond the names, Riobamba, land of bulls and bullfighters, has acquired prestige for the correct presentation of the bulls that are fought, an element that gives seriousness and substance to the bullfighting event. In addition, by municipal decree Riobamba was named as the Bullfighting Capital of Ecuador. The bullfighting events are the Fair of the Lord of Good Success, held annually during the Riobamba Festivities, in April and November. SCHEDULE The Plaza de Toros opens its doors exclusively for the bullfighting, social and cultural events generally scheduled for the Riobamba festivities. ATTRACTIONS The bullfighting art that takes place during the Riobamba festivities.

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La Condamine Market

It is a very varied market. Its offer ranges from typical dishes accompanied by traditional natural fruit juices, well known in Riobamba, to the sale of clothing, fabrics, among others. What should you know? The Condamine de Riobamba Market distributes its building on two floors. This in order to offer an adequate order to consumers and easy access to the products they are looking for. On the ground floor there are the marketing stalls for vegetables, thirds, groceries, chicken, fish, fruit and dairy products. In addition to the variety of traditional food stalls such as: chicken broth, tripe broth, morocho de leche served with empanadas de viento, hornado and natural fruit juices, popular throughout the Chimborazo Province. On the upper floor, the sale of clothing, shoes, fabrics, bazaars, in addition to the administration's operation, is marketed. Morocho with empanadas de viento at La Condamine Market The morocho is a sweet and hot drink, prepared with a variety of corn called morocho. Widespread throughout Ecuador, in Riobamba it is prepared only with sugar and milk; and is accompanied with empanadas de viento. The empanadas de viento are made of wheat flour, fried in oil and inside they have cheese and a lot of wind, because their cooking makes them "puff up". Various businesses in the city offer this dish, the most renowned being those sold at the La Condamine Market, every day from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Barriga Park, Riobamba

A park where old friends meet to talk or play a game of cards, there are sports courts to enjoy with friends and family. What should you know? The place is generally frequented by elderly and retired gentlemen, who gather in groups of friends and sit down to play cards at the cement tables installed in the park, in addition to its surroundings we find rest chairs, a basketball court and soccer; without forgetting the grandstand that was built because in the past the April 21 party parades took place on Veloz Avenue, currently, the November 11 school civic parade is the only one that passes through this route.

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Plaza Alfaro Riobamba

Plaza Alfaro de Riobamba is known for offering a wide variety of raw materials and various processed products. Alfaro Square The Riobamba train station has the "Plaza Artesanal Alfaro", in this place you can see the 16 stands where products are made with a wide variety of raw materials, among them we have: natural fibers, vegetable fibers, wood, ceramics, jewelry, a multiplicity of crafts are also designed and made that serve to provide visitors with some options to carry a souvenir of their time in "La Sultana de los Andes". Schedules: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 Saturday and Sunday from 07:00 to 17:00

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