Pallatanga - Chimborazo - Ecuador

It is a canton of the Province of Chimborazo, Ecuador. Its cantonal head is the city of Pallatanga.

Pallatanga a hidden corner of Ecuador, a tourist place. Due to its geographical location it has a pleasant climate with an average temperature of 20 ° C, which has made it a point of tourist attraction, where there are holiday farms that allow you to enjoy the beauty of its landscapes, as well as being one of the main agricultural producers of the province. Its main products are potatoes, beans, beans, tomatoes, corn and smaller fruits such as strawberries. This part of the province celebrates the festivities of San Miguel and La Virgen de La Merced, in which it is noted that it is a cozy place; They have restaurants and residential for the tourist. This area constitutes one of the largest agricultural producers in the Province of Chimborazo. The Pallatanga Canton does not have rural parishes, which is why the matrix is ​​considered as its only parish.

Tourist Attractions Canton Pallatanga

• The Devil's Pailon waterfall. It is 13 km from the cantonal head, crossing the Pan-American Highway. This waterfall takes its name because of a mineral that gives it its tonality. It consists of two jumps, the first 2.5 m and the second 13 m high.
• Waterfalls in the Chazazal sector. The two waterfalls can be visited at the beginning of a tourist trail.
• Cascada de Huaro (the Phantom) a spectacular fall of water from the Coco River, shaped like a pipe carved into the rock, along a path that takes you one day in the most spectacular cloud forest in the province.
• Waterfall of San Jorge of eighty meters of fall.
• Waterfall of the "Salsipuedes" stream, a few kilometers from the Cornelio Dávalos bridge
• Cloudy forest with a variety of orchids see and know its history of haciendas, trapiches, nobility, males, the most beautiful women of the province of yesteryear, their men forging a future and much more.
• Water fall in the Roses, about thirty meters from the Maguazo River.
• Cascada de San Rafael, by the old road to Riobamba, the waterfall of La Soledad in the middle of virgin forest.
• The water falls of Jaluví, they are terrible very mysterious the water runs to 28,2 km
• The fells of Bushcut, Panza, motarañas or primary cloudy forests. Its rivers of pure and crystal clear water as the Coco River, Hushishi, Crowd, Panza, Jiménez, Palma, Chimbo, Pangor, Mahuazo.

Typical Food Canton Pallatanga

El Hornado: (pork), fry and potato omelet (llapingacho). These typical foods of the place, are served in the food sector, in the central market.

Potatoes with Cuy: Al cuy is washed well, seasoned and browned on both sides. Accompanied by potatoes dipped in peanut bush, with a salad of lettuce and chili. It can be served with rice.

Wadding: Cook the batter with dressing and onion, once cooked cut into squares then prepare the peanut bramble and add the wadding. Accompany with potatoes and rice.