Iglesia de Balbanera

Chimborazo Province · Ecuador

Iglesia de Balbanera, Ecuador
Photo: Arabsalam, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Reputed to be the first Christian church founded in Ecuador in 1534, this small stone chapel sits near Lake Colta beneath Chimborazo volcano. Its weathered carved portal blends European and indigenous motifs.

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