la matriz

la matriz: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit la matriz

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach la matriz — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -1.62778, -78.58902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near la matriz

• Licto volcanic field · viewpoint · Chimborazo · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Altar · viewpoint · Chimborazo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Primera Iglesia Católica del Ecuador (1534) - María Natividad de Balbanera · church · Chimborazo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tungurahua · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tungurahua Volcano · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carihuairazo · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chimborazo · viewpoint · Chimborazo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cascada de la Virgen · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Termas de La Virgen · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Agoyan, Baños, Ecuador · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo · sanctuary · Tungurahua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cascada Manto de la Novia · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cascada el Pailón del Diablo(dueño el walter) · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Elevation · church · Tungurahua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sangay · viewpoint · Morona Santiago · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cerro Rulchi · viewpoint · Chimborazo · ~3 km
• Cascada Quimiag · waterfall · Chimborazo · ~7 km
• Basílica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús · church · Chimborazo · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of la matriz

Other forts & heritage near la matriz

• Upano Valley sites · fort · Morona Santiago · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ingapirca · fort · Cañar · ~133 km · Must-see
• 21 de Abril · fort · Chimborazo · ~10 km
• Cementerio de Penipe · fort · Chimborazo · ~11 km
• Busto del Dr. Telésforo Pino H. · fort · Chimborazo · ~12 km
• Tola (Llallas) · fort · Chimborazo · ~12 km
• Taita Loma (Lllalas) · fort · Chimborazo · ~13 km
• Mama Loma (Llallas) · fort · Chimborazo · ~13 km
• Abeja FIE · fort · Chimborazo · ~13 km
• Abejita · fort · Chimborazo · ~13 km

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