IBARRA

SAN MIGUEL DE IBARRA. 

It is the capital of the province, where is all our cultures together, is like the heart of Imbabura.
Ibarra also known as the "White City" because it is a tradition that the houses are painted white.

Ibarra is a small town located north of Ecuador, the weather is around 18 degrees c, but can change quickly. 

This shining city was founded by the Spanish on September 28, 1606 because they needed a city between Colombia and Quito as square trade. That's one of the reasons why ibarra has a Spanish architecture village.

TOURISM

In ibarra can visit the churches which are famous for its baroque and renaissance style, the most traditional and worth visiting are: 

CATHEDRAL                
BASILICA "MERCY"              ( LA MERCED)
CHAPEL EPISCOPAL   
CHURCH OF SAN AGUSTIN 
CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO 
BASILICA "THE PAINFUL"   (LA DOLOROSA)
CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO 
CHURCH OF SANTO DOMINGO

FOOD

Ibarra has extensive traditional gastronomy, but one of the oldest, are the ROSALIA SUAREZ ICE CREAM. This kind of ice cream is known for how is making, they use a copper pan on a bed of ice and straw, whereas quickly remove the liquid.

"If you ever come to ibarra and not taste a ice cream pan, it´s like you never come"

ALSO YOU CAN VISIT OTHER ATTRACTIONS LIKE:

Yahuarcocha´s Lake
The Liberty Train
San Antonio´s Neighborhood
The Chapetona Stone 
Caranqui´s Neighborhood
Guayabilla´s Hill
Imbabura´s Volcan
The San Miguel´s Bay Window