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try Supermaxi, at Centro Comercial Caracol, Av. de los Capulies and
Mirabales, in Ficoa; or Supermercado, Centro Comercial Ambato,
Parque 12 de Noviembre. Ambato's
hospital
is at Pasteur and
Nacional,
3-821-059. The main
bus terminal
is near the train sta-
tion about 1½ miles northwest of the central city.
Riobamba
In Riobamba, international
telephone
calls can be made at
Andinatel, located at the bus terminal and at Tarquí between
Primera Constituyente and Veloz.
Post office
and
fax
service is
available at 10 de Agosta and Espejo.
Internet
is available at a num-
ber of cafés, including
Cybernet Café
, at Rocafuerte 21-25 and
Guayaquil;
Andino Café
, on Av. Daniel L. Borja 35-15 and Diego
Ibarra; and
Café Ashoka
, Carabobo and 10 de Agosto, 2nd floor.
Rates range from US$1-US$2 per hour. The best (private)
hospital
,
Policlínico, is at Olmedo and Cuba,
3-965-725. The main
bus ter-
minal
is at D L Borja and Prensa. The
train station
is centrally lo-
cated at D L Borja and Carabobo.
The helpful
Ministry of Tourism
office in Riobamba is located on
Av. Daniel L. Borja and Brasil.
Banco de Guayaquil
, on Primera
Constituyente 2626 and García Moreno, accepts Visa and American
Express.
Banco de Préstamos
at Parque Maldonado, on Primera
Constituyente and Espejo, accepts MasterCard;
Banco del
Pacífico
, at Av. Miguel A León and Veloz, also accepts MasterCard;
and
Banco la Previsora
, at Colón 22-35 and 10 de Agosto, accepts
Visa.
Touring & Sightseeing
Alóag
The first noteworthy town south of Quito along the Pan-
American Highway is Alóag. Although there is nothing of
much interest for the curious traveler, this is where the
road west to Santo Domingo de los Colorados and the Pa-
cific Lowlands splits off from the Pan-American Highway. Buses and
trucks pull off the road here for minor repairs and tire changes.
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