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Riobamba

(Encyclopedia) RiobambaRiobambarēōbämˈbä [key], city (1990 est. pop. 95,505), capital of Chimborazo prov., central Ecuador, near Chimborazo volcano, in a high basin of the Andes. Riobamba is the…

Quechua

(Encyclopedia) Quechua,&sp;KechuaKechuaboth: kĕchˈ&oomacr;ə, –wä [key], or QuichuaQuichuakēchˈwä [key], linguistic family belonging to the Andean branch of the Andean-Equatorial stock of…

Cuenca, city, Ecuador

(Encyclopedia) Cuenca Cuenca kwĕngˈkä [key], city, alt. c.8,000 ft (2,440 m), capital of Azuay prov., S central…

Guayaquil

(Encyclopedia) Guayaquil Guayaquil gwīäkēlˈ [key], city, capital of Guayas prov., W Ecuador, on the Guayas River near…

Flores, Juan José

(Encyclopedia) Flores, Juan JoséFlores, Juan Joséhwän hōsāˈ flōˈrās [key], 1800–1864, president of Ecuador (1830–34, 1839–45), b. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. A commander under Bolívar in the War of…

Plaza Lasso, Galo

(Encyclopedia) Plaza Lasso, GaloPlaza Lasso, Galogäˈlō pläˈ sä läˈsō [key], 1906–87, president of Ecuador (1948–52) and secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS; 1968–75), b. New…

Chone

(Encyclopedia) Chone Chone chōˈnā [key], town, W Ecuador. Cacao, ivory nuts, and panama hats are shipped…