Riobamba (, full name
San Pedro de Riobamba) is the capital of the
Chimborazo Province in central
Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the
Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital
Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes. The city is an important regional transport center as well as being a stop on the
Pan-American Highway that runs through
Ecuador. Riobamba stands as one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador's Sierra region.