Pallatanga is a location in the

Chimborazo Province Chimborazo () is a Provinces of Ecuador, province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (volcano), Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mou ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. It is the seat of the Pallatanga Canton. The village is located in the foothills of the

Andes Mountains The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18°S ...

, about 2 and a half hours from

Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...

, about 2 hours from

Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is located south of Ecuador's capital Quito and situated at ...

, and about 4 hours from

Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...

, the capital city of Ecuador. Pallatanga is known for horseback riding and cristal clear fresh water streams. It is a place where locals enjoy buying great produce from local markets. Pallatanga was a contestant in the national dance show, "Baila Ecuador" where cities all over Ecuador competed for the prize which was a special needs facility that would be built in the winning town. It also has green surrounding areas, villages filled with wooden cabins. At first it was a rural part of the canton Colta. Then Pallatanga was cantonized in 1986. It was also the hold of incaic high born families until the 17th century. Later it was an Indian worker town in the early 1900s. The greatest achievement of the village was being the center of telegraphic communication between the capital Quito and the port city of Guayaquil for nearly 30 years. The work of several men such as Emilio Torres who arranged the telegraph cables in the wilderness was very important for this achievement.

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Map of the Chimborazo Province
{{Authority control Populated places in Chimborazo Province