Machachi is the canton seat of
Mejía Canton in the
Pichincha province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
.
Machachi is located to the south of the capital of Ecuador,
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
. It is a city surrounded by the volcanos
Atacazo,
Corazon,
Rumiñahui,
Illinizas Peaks,
Viudita Hill,
Pasochoa, and
Sincholagua, and owns part of the
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi () is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located near Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chim ...
volcano, a great active volcano which measures 5,897 m (19,347 ft) in altitude. In fact, the valley owns eight volcanoes inside, one the reasons Alexander von Humboldt named the region "Avenue of Volcanoes".
In the Panzaleo language, it means great active land. Machachi is the cradle of many slopes and the same ground is a perennial thermal and mineral water outcrop. In the fertile valleys of San Pedro are about 22 sources of chemicals which have theurapeutical properties.
Machachi has a similar temperature to Quito, fluctuating from 19 °C (66 °F) average high to 10 °C (50 °F) average low; these averages are for the whole year, with the dry months being June, July, and August.
Climate
See also
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Cotopaxi National Park
Cotopaxi National Park () is a protected area in Ecuador situated in the Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Napo Province, Ecuador, Napo and Pichincha Province, Ecuador, Pichincha provinces, roughly south of Quito. The Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi volc ...
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Illinizas Ecological Reserve
Illinizas Ecological Reserve (sometimes referred to as Illinizas National Park) is a protected area in Ecuador, located in the provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha. The reserve consists of 149,900 hectares, and lies 55 kilometers south of Quito
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Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge
References
*World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in Pichincha Province
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