Cañar Province

The Cañar Province (Spanish: Provincia del Cañar ) is a province in Ecuador. It is located in the Andes and has an area of ​​3908 km ² approximately 215,000 inhabitants (2003 ). The province's name goes back to the people of the Canary. Its capital is Azogues, another important city is Cañar. In the province are the famous ruins of Ingapirca Inca fortress and place of worship.

Location

The Cañar province is located in the south center of Ecuador and is bordered to the north by the province of Chimborazo, on the east by the province of Morona Santiago, on the south by the province of Azuay, and on the west by the province of Guayas.

Policy

The directly elected Prefect of Cañar called Diego Ormaza. He belongs to the left Movimiento Popular Democrático (MPD ). Mayor of the capital Azogues is Víctor Hugo Molina, also from the MPD.

The governor appointed by the president of Ecuador called Raúl Abad Vélez.

History

The Cañar province was established as a province Azogues during the presidency of Ignacio de Veintemilla to submission of Canton Azogues by decision of the Ecuadorian Congress on 17 November 1880. It originally included the previously belonging to Azuay and Cañar Azogues cantons and the parish Delek.

Later, the province was renamed in tribute to the indigenous ethnic group in the Canary Cañar. The historical and current main settlement area of ​​the Canary located in the province.

Attractions

In addition to the mountain region (including parts of the Sangay National Park ) and numerous lakes, the ruins of Ingapirca are the main attraction of the province. At the same time, the complex of Ingapirca is the most important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Ecuador. It is located about 50 km north of Azogues in the parish of the canton of Ingapirca Cañar.

The exact purpose of the facility, which was named by the Spanish chroniclers of the Conquest as " Castle " ( castillo ), is still not deciphered. Meanwhile, however, it has become clear that it was not just a fort, but also a place of worship of the Inca and the Canary. The design of the seamless joining of large hewn blocks of stone similar to the Inca ruins obtained in Cuzco. According to current interpretation of the complex includes among others a sun temple, an observatory for observation of the sun and moon, storage rooms, ritual baths, tombs, streets and squares. The name " Ingapirca " comes from the Quechua and means " Wall of the Inca ".

In the near Ingapirca is located at the foot of the mountain at 3915 meters above sea level Yanaurco the Laguna de Culebrillas. It is currently still debating whether by the homonymous river -fed lake is created naturally or artificial body of the Canary hundreds of years ago.

Cantons

The Cañar province currently comprises seven cantons. These are ( in order of establishment ):

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