El Ángel, Ecuador
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El Ángel is a town located in the northern
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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 ...
, capital of the Espejo canton in the
Carchi Carchi () is a Provinces of Ecuador, province in Ecuador. The capital is Tulcán. The Carchi River rises on the slopes of Chiles (volcano), Chiles volcano and forms the boundary between Colombia and Ecuador near Tulcan. Rumichaca Bridge is the m ...
province.


Basic Information

* Population: 4,497 Hab (2010). * Altitude: 3007 m. * Average temperature: 12 °C. * Climate: Cold Highland. * Canton festivities: September 27.


History

Prehispanic settlements were confirmed due to the ceramic remains found in the sector of Las Tres Tolas. In 1851, El Angel became a parish of the Tulcan canton . From the twentieth century, new road infrastructure from El Ángel towards
Tulcán :''"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan'' Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi Province, Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán ...
and Ibarra cities, promoted the development of the town and the canton. The September 27, 1934 the Espejo canton was created, being its capital El Angel.


Economy

The main economic activities of the population are public, private services and trade, that are performed inside and outside the city; and secondary activities as agriculture, floriculture and livestock production.


Tourist Attractions

* Bellavista Mirador. * Church of El Angel. * Monuments La Botiluela and Nuevo Milenio. * Thermal spas La Calera. * Archaeological Museum. * El Angel Ecological Reserve.


Access Routes

'' From the
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'' * Road: Bolívar – El Ángel. * Road: Mascarilla – Mira – El Ángel.


Climate


References

:1. Asociación de Municipalidades del Ecuador. “Plan de Desarrollo del Cantón Espejo”, Vol. 1, Ed. Dirección Técnica AME.


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:El Angel, Ecuador Populated places in Carchi Province