Tungurahua is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ambato. The active Tungurahua Volcano is located in this province in the counties ("cantones") of Baños and Pelileo. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... San Juan de Ambato is a city in the centre of Ecuador near the Ambato River. ... Tungurahua (Quechua tunguri=gullet, rahua=burn, spit fire) is an active stratovolcano in Ecuador. ...
The province is divided into nine cantons. A canton is a territorial subdivision of a country, e. ...
Ambato (Ambato), where the capital of the province, Ambato, is located.
San Juan de Ambato is a city in the centre of Ecuador near the Ambato River. ... Court of La Iglesia de la Virgen de Agua Santa in Baños, Ecuador Baños (full form Baños de Agua Santa, Spanish for Baths of Holy Water) is a city in eastern Tungurahua Province, in central Ecuador. ... A mocha, in beverage form. ... Pelileo (full form, San Pedro de Pelileo) is a city located at the center of the Andean region of Ecuador called La Sierra (the highlands). It is the capital of Pelileo County (48,988 inhabitants, 2001 Census), and forms part of Tungurahua Province. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...
Tungurahua (Quechua tunguri=throat, rahua=fire, throat of fire) is an active stratovolcano in Ecuador.
It is situated in the Central Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes.
During the night and morning of July 15th, 2006 constant tremors, explosions, ash emissions and rocks falls, put the population in Pelileo, Baños, Penipe, and other counties of the Provinces of Chimborazo and Tungurahua in alert.
Ambato, the provincial capital of Tungurahua, is most well known for its Carnival celebrations during which bullfights and parades turn the city into the nation’s most festive city towards the end of February.
Píllaro, to the northeast of the province, is the gateway to the mysterious Llanganates and is famous for its pear, peach, and plum crops.
This province is full of spectaculaly beautiful towering peaks and active volcanoes that are ideal for climbing, some of which include Tungurahua (5087 m), Carihuairazo (5020 m), Cerro Hermoso (4571 m), and Sagatoa (4153 m).
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