Baeza is a small town in — and canton seat of —

Quijos Canton Quijos Canton is a canton of Ecuador located in the Napo Province Napo () is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province contains the Napo River. The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thick rainfores ...

Napo Province Napo () is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province contains the Napo River. The province is low developed without much industrial presence. The thick rainforest is home to many natives that remain isolated by preference, descend ...

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 ...

. It is the home of the Quijos-Quichua indigenous people. It is located near the Quijos river on South America.

History

Baeza was founded on 14 May 1559 on the territory of the Quijos-Quichua people by the explorer

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. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the town was one of the most important settlements in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but since the 19th century it has diminished in importance. Despite this, it remains one of the most important administrative, economic, financial and commercial centres of the Quijos Valley. The main economic activities of the city are livestock, agriculture and commerce.

Climate

Baeza has a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...

(Cfb) with mild weather year-round and heavy rainfall.

References

External links

Map of the Napo Province

www.inec.gov.ec

www.ame.gov.ec
Populated places in Napo Province Populated places established in 1559 {{Ecuador-geo-stub