Near the lagoon of Colta is the church of Balbanera. It was constructed in 1534 in Colta, of the Province of Chimborazo, to 18 kilometers of Riobamba. It is said was the first Christian church constructed by the Spaniards in Ecuador When they constructed it was not a construction like the present one, but of it marinates and stone covered with straw. The original construction was destroyed by the earthquake of 1.797