The
helpful tourist
office
[03
- 941213],
10 de
Agosto [the
town's main
thoroughfare,
called Avenida
Leon Borja
further north]
at 5 de Junio,
three blocks
from the main
plaza, Parque
Sucre, is
open most
weekdays from
8:30am to
5pm with a
break for
lunch. For
information
about Sangay
National Park,
INEFAN
[03
- 963779],
is located
in the Ministry
of Agriculture
on Avenida
9 de Octubre
near Duchicela.
For phoning
and sending
and receiving
faxes, Andinatel
is on Tarqui
between Veloz
and Primera
Constituyente,
and the Post
Office
is on Avenida
10 de Agosto
at Espejo.
Banks
Filanbanco
is at Colon
and Primera
Constituyente,
and Banco
del Pacifico
at Angel Leon
and Veloz.
Several tour
operators
and guides
in town are
helpful with
expeditions
and climbing.
Note that
most restaurants
and sights
are dead on
Sundays. The
town's big
annual fiesta
celebrates
the independence
battle of
Tapi on April
21 1822. Festivities
include an
agricultural
fair, parades,
bands and
dancing.
Last
updated 26th
July 2006
| |Article contributed by Dominic Hamilton||| |
