Chimbo is a town in, and the seat of
Chimbo Canton,
Bolívar Province in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
. The closest cities to Chimbo are Guaranda and San Miguel. Chimbo was once known as
Benalcazar because the Spanish conquistador
Sebastián de Belalcázar
Sebastián de Belalcázar (; 1479/1480 – 1551) was a Spanish conquistador. De Belalcázar, also written as de Benalcázar, is known as the founder of important early colonial cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Ca ...
stayed there for several days before departing to Quito to fight the colonizers.
The town is sometimes referred to as ''La Olla'' or 'The Pot' due to the surrounding geography.
References
www.inec.gov.ecwww.ame.gov.ec
External links
Populated places in Bolívar Province (Ecuador)
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