Chone is a town in the province of Manabí in

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. Officially, '' La Real Santisíma Villa Rica de la Bendita Providencia de San Cayetano de Chone de esta nuestra Nueva Castilla'' in reference to

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and The City of Kings, called Pueblo Viejo de Chone or Señorío de Pechance was founded in the early days of the colonization. It is in Ecuador's low-lying

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region and plays an important CHONE

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. It is about seven hours by bus from the capital city of Quito. According to the political-administrative division of the Republic of Ecuador is a territory with a legal category of Canton with the same name of its river, city and urban parish. Then there are: canton, city, town and parish Chone River. In the city are the main institutions and organizations of the council of Chone. All Canton is located along half of the province of Manabi, and political geographical axis is what is known as the northern area of Manabi. It is a prosperous area with its own identity and future competitiveness that includes the connection of production and trade hub across the northern Manabi is actually half of the province, besides being a top location enshrined in folklore coastal Ecuador mainly Montubio Ecuadorian Culture. Canton is the largest area at the provincial level and a major production center for raw materials that are absorbed quickly by the national and international industry, due to the excellent quality of their crops originated. Canton excel in this traditional crop planting and nourishing fruits of various coastal area, such as cocoa, coffee, banana, cassava, and maize.

History

Chone was founded on 7 August 1735 by a friar from

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, Jose Antonion Cedeño. Cedeno called the town, Villa de San Cayetano de Chone Chone, Provincial Government of Manabi 12 August 2009 Chone grew rapidly as a center for agriculture and transportation.

Geography

Due to the city's location, it is unfortunately prone to damaging floods during the coast's rainy season. During this time, the streets often become inundated with rain water, creating havoc on the mud streets. Many of the cities residents have taken to constructing homes on

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stilts to keep out the water. The city lies on the banks of the important Rio Chone. Further west, the river becomes an

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, opening to the coastal cities of

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and San Vicente. The closest beaches are about two hours away in different directions. They include Crucita, San Vicente and

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. The city of

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has a popular beach and was home to an American

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in charge of helping battle the drug trade.

Culture

A popular fish is called ''chame'' (Chah-mee); known in English as the Pacific fat sleeper (''

Dormitator latifrons ''Dormitator latifrons'', the Pacific fat sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found on the Pacific coast of the Americas from around Palos Verdes, California, to Peru, where it can be found in stagnant or sluggish fresh or brac ...

''), it has many bones but is considered tasty. It is fried and served with rice, platano (

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) and a small salad.

Notable people

* Dario Cedeño (born 1991), Ecuadorian football player *

Marlon Vera Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fight ...

(born 1992), mixed martial artist

References

External links

Canton of Chone
Municipality of San Cayetano de Chone
{{Authority control Populated places in Manabí Province