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Ambato

American  
[ahm-bah-taw] / ɑmˈbɑ tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Ecuador, about 8,500 feet (2,590 meters) above sea level.


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The bus left the road between the central towns of Guaranda and Ambato on Sunday, when the initial death toll was given as 12.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Her family had never dreamed of leaving their home in Ambato, a city in the highlands of Ecuador.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an event in the highland city of Ambato, Foreign Minister Patino also criticized the report by The Guardian.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2012

Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an event in the highland city of Ambato, Foreign Minister Patino also criticized the report by the Guardian.

From Reuters • Aug. 14, 2012

Here exist, we can not say thrive, the cities of Riobamba, Ambato, and Tacunga, already noticed.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James