Baños
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| Baños | |
| Nickname: Baños de Agua Santa | |
| Country | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Province | Tungurahua |
| Canton | Baños |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Fausto Acosta (PSP) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - City | 130,000 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Baños is a city in eastern Tungurahua Province, in central Ecuador. Baños is the second most populous city in Tungurahua, after Ambato, the capital, and a major touristic center. It is known as the "Gateway to the Amazon," as it is located on the Pastaza River in the Amazon River basin, and has a newly paved road to Puyo.
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[edit] History
Baños is located on the northern foothills of the Tungurahua volcano. It is named after the hydrothermal springs of mineral water located around the city. The city is also a Roman Catholic religious center, as some Catholic believers say that the Virgin Mary appeared nearby a waterfall. So a sculpture of the virgin, called Virgen de Agua Santa, was placed in the cathedral.
Baños is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Ecuador[1] and is well known for the mom-and-pop stores where they sell taffy (Spanish: melcocha [mel.ˈko.ʧa]) made from cane sugar, and for the excellent small arts and crafts shops, a favorite spot for tourists.
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Parks
- Cerro Hermoso
- National Park Los Llanganates
- Baños Zoo
[edit] Church
- La Basílica de la Reina del Rosario de Agua Santa
[edit] Waterfalls
- Virgen de Agua Santa
- Inés María
- Agoyán
- El Manto de la Novia
- Pailón del Diablo
[edit] Thermal water swimming pools
- Virgen
- El Salado
- Agua de la Vida
- Santa Clara
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Day Activities
Baños is a little town, but it has a lot of extreme sports. Besides the tourist spots you can find here, you can also find amazing, exquisite food.
[edit] Sports
- Biking
- Treking
- Rafting
- Horse Back Ridding
- Hiking
- Walking
- Moto Cross
- Fishing
- Cross Country
- Andism
[edit] Night Activities
This peculiar town is known globally. The tourism rate in Baños is almost the half of Ecuador's rate. During the day, people spend time with their families, but when the sun goes down, it gets wild.
[edit] Night life
- Sight Seeing
- Nigth clubes
- La Cabaña
- Karoke
- Night Volcanic Eruption
- Parties
- Casinos
- Street shows
[edit] Relax
Here are several relaxing spots. Not only its peaceful view helps to distract your mind, but also the volcanic materials enriches the final results. One of the most exclusives spas is "Luna Run Tun." Which is located in the Run Tun mountain.[2]
[edit] Accommodation
[edit] Hotels
- Luna Runtun
- Hotel Sangay
- Monte selva
- Agoyan
- Villa Santa Clara
- Villa Gertrudis
- Hotel Palace
- Hotel Dusseldorf
- Hostal Anita
- Hotel Alborada
- Hotel Flor de Oriente
- Hotel Palace
- Hostal Oro Verde
- Hostal Los Nevados
[edit] Restaurants
- Paradero La Cabaña
- Colonial
- El Marqués
- La Ambateñita
- Mama - Ines
- Moni "Mexican Food"
[edit] Important Phone numbers
- Tourist-Office 03 2741 660
- Red Cross 03 2740 323
- Hospital 03 2740 367
- Police 03 2740 101
- Migration 03 2740 122
- Civil Difense 03 2740 633
- Andinatel (Phone-Company) 03 2740 104
- Post-office 03 2740 901
- Airport Quito "Mariscal Sucre" 02 2440 080
