Machachi is the canton seat of
Mejía Canton in the
Pichincha province of
Ecuador.
Machachi is located to the south of the capital of Ecuador,
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
. It is a city surrounded by the volcanos
Atacazo,
Corazon,
Rumiñahui,
Illinizas Peaks,
Viudita Hill,
Pasochoa, and
Sincholagua, and owns part of the
Cotopaxi 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.
See also
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Cotopaxi National Park
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Illinizas Ecological Reserve
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Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge
References
*World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in Pichincha Province
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