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Guayas In Ecuador ( Galapagos)
Guayas may refer to: *Guayas River, Ecuador *Guayas Province, Ecuador * BAE ''Guayas'', ships of the Ecuadorian navy * Guayas (chief), a legendary chief of the Huancavilcas in the coastal plains of modern Ecuador *The fruit of the mamoncillo ''Melicoccus bijugatus'' is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the New World tropics including South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Its stone-bearing fruits, commonly called ... tree {{Disambig, geo fr:Guayas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayas River
The Guayas River (Rio Guayas) is a major river in western Ecuador. It gives its name to the Guayas Province of Ecuador. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km (241 mi). The Guayas River's drainage basin is 34,500 km2 (13,320 sq.mi) and it has an average discharge of 70,000 cu ft/s (1,982 m3/s). It is the national river of Ecuador and is present on the coat of arms of Ecuador. Geography Course The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes Mountains and Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Durán, in Guayas Province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayas Province
Guayas (, ) is a coastal Provinces of Ecuador, province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí Province, Manabí, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos Province, Los Ríos, Bolívar Province, Ecuador, Bolívar, Chimborazo Province, Chimborazo, Cañar Province, Cañar, and Azuay Province, Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos Province, Los Ríos and Bolívar Province, Ecuador, Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro Province, El Oro and the Pacific Ocean. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the most populous province in Ecuador. In terms of area it is the List of Ecuadorian provinces by area, seventh largest province in the country. The main port of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located within the province. Geography Guayas' natural terrain is very diverse. The province has no elevations, except for the Coastal Range (Ecuador), Coastal Range, which starts in Guayaquil and goes to Manabí P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAE Guayas
BAE ''Guayas'' may refer to one of the following ships of the Ecuadorian Navy: * , the former American USS ''Covington'' (PF-56); launched, July 1943; acquired by the Ecuadorian Navy, 1947; flagship A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of navy, naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically ... of the Ecuadorian Navy, 1947–1967; decommissioned, 1972; stricken, 1974 * , a sail-training vessel of the Ecuadorian Navy; launched September 1976; in active service {{DEFAULTSORT:Guayas Ecuadorian Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayas (chief)
Guayas was a legendary chief of the Huancavilcas in the coastal plains of today Ecuador. The Huancavilcas lived in the area of today's Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ... at the time of the arrival of the Spanish. The city of Guayaquil was named after Guayas and his wife Quila. The sailing school ship ''Guayas'' is also named after him. References {{Ecuador-stub Prehistory of Ecuador Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoncillo
''Melicoccus bijugatus'' is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the New World tropics including South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Its stone-bearing fruits, commonly called quenepa, kenèp or guinep, are edible. Other names for the fruits include limoncillo, Bajan ackee, chenet, Spanish lime and mamoncillo. Taxonomy The genus ''Melicoccus'' was first described by Patrick Browne, an Irish physician and botanist, in 1756. This description was based on ''M. bijugatus'' trees which were cultivated in Puerto Rico. In 1760, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin described the first species in Browne's genus, which he named ''M. bijugatus''. In 1762 Linnaeus used a spelling variation of the name ''Melicocca bijuga''. Over the next two centuries, Linnaeus' spelling variation was used in almost all publications. A proposal was made in 1994 to conserve ''Melicocca'' over ''Melicoccus'', but the proposal was rejected, leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
