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Palanda Canton

Summary

Palanda Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Palanda [es]. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.[1]

Palanda Canton
Canton
Flag of Palanda Canton
Flag
Location of Zamora Chinchipe Province in Ecuador.
Location of Zamora Chinchipe Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
Cantons of Zamora Chinchipe Province
Coordinates: 4°38′59″S 79°07′56″W / 4.6498°S 79.1321°W / -4.6498; -79.1321
Country Ecuador
ProvinceZamora-Chinchipe Province
CapitalPalanda
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

History edit

This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation[2] to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time.[3]

Parishes edit

The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes

Archaeology edit

The site of Santa Ana (La Florida) is located just to the north of Palanda.[4] This is an important archaeological site going back as early as 3,500 BC.

The work in this area was started in 2002 by a team of French and Ecuadoran archaeologists.

References edit

  1. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  2. ^ "Mayo-Chinchipe - Proyecto Zamora Chinchipe". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. ^ "San Agustín - Proyecto Zamora Chinchipe". Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  4. ^ area map
  • natureandculture.org

Bibliography edit

  • Human settlements already existed in the Amazon Basin (Ecuador) 4000 years ago. 12-May-2004 eurekalert.org
  • Valdez, Francisco. “Inter-zonal relationships in Ecuador”, en Handbook of South American Archaeology, Helaine Silverman y William Isbell eds., Springer, pp. 865–891, 2008
  • Valdez, Francisco; Jean Gufroy; Geoffroy de Saulieu; Julio Hurtado; Alexandra Yépez (2005), Découverte d’un site cérémoniel formatif sur le versant oriental des Andes Proyecto Zamora Chinchipe