Cayambe, Ecuador

Cayambe Kayampi
City
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Motto:  It is my passion (Es mi Pasion)
Cayambe Location of Cayambe within Pichincha and Ecuador
Coordinates: 0°02′38″N 78°09′22″W / 0.04389°N 78.15611°W / 0.04389; -78.15611
County	Ecuador
Province	Pichincha
Canton	Cayambe
Legal creation	July 23, 1883
Urban parishes	List Ayora Cayambe Juan Montalvo
Government
Area
• City	11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation	2,830 m (9,280 ft)
Population  (Census 2022-10-01) ECT)
Climate	14° Csb

Cayambe is an agricultural service city (population 44,559 at the last census on October 1, 2022) in highland Ecuador. It lies at the foot of the Cayambe volcano. While the city is mainly peopled by mestizos, the surrounding rural population is primarily composed of indigenous people who are mainly involved in subsistence agriculture, dairy farming and procurement of lumber. It is the third-largest city in Pichincha Province.

History

Cayambe's indigenous people of today are descendants of the pre-

The town of Cayambe is the seat of the canton of Cayambe.

Industry

The area hosts numerous flower plantations, whose products are destined for the overseas cut flower market. Among the local food products, better known are cheese and biscochos de Cayambe (a crumbly biscuit).^{[citation needed]}

Points of interest near Cayambe

1. A globe monument, known as "La Bola de Guachalá" (The Ball), located on the Pan-American Highway in the village of Buena Esperanza.^{[citation needed]}
2. The Quitsato Sundial, located in the village of Buena Esperanza, is among the most accurate places in the world created to determine equator position.^{[citation needed]}
3. Hacienda Guachalá, located in the village of Buena Esperanza, is the oldest hacienda in Ecuador.^[2]
4. Castillo de Guachalá, an eclectic-style castle located in the village of Cuniburo.
5. the waterfalls of Cariacu.
6. the virgin forests of Paquiestancia.^{[citation needed]}
7. the archeological museum near Puntazil.

Gallery

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  The ball on the Pan-American Highway.
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  Quitsato Sundial, located on the Equator in Cayambe, Ecuador.
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  Balcon 2 Hemisferios, located on the Equator in Cayambe, Ecuador.
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  Two Otavalo girls in Cayambe.

See also

• Quitsato Sundial
• Dolores Cacuango, indigenous activist from Cayambe

References