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Ambato garden city of Ecuador
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 This city is in the center of the
Ecuador, capital of Tungurahua province, on the Ambato
River. A leading commercial and transportation center and a
mountain resort, the city is in a fertile region near the
northern foot of the volcano Chimborazo. Ambato has been
damaged frequently by earthquakes, like the one of 1949 that
left the city completely destroyed
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Ambato, The City of the three Juanes
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Called the "Garden city of Ecuador" and
"The City of the three Juanes" on account of three Ecuadorian
famous intellectuals that were born there. Juan Leon Mera was
a writer and poet who is most famous for writing Ecuador's
national anthem. Juan Montalvo, famous writer who many
have named the "Cervantes of South America". Juan Benigno Vela
was a renown teacher and champion of the Country's youth.
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three Juanes had a profound impact on the intellectual
development of Ecuador and helped start the cultural legacy that continues in Ambato today. Ambato
is known for the production of peaches, |
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apples, grapes, pears, oranges,
etc. Local industries produce textiles, flour, canned fruit, etc. |
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