Mera, Pastaza
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Mera is a town in the eastern foothills of the
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 ...
ian
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. It is also the name of the
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in
Pastaza Province Pastaza () is a Provinces of Ecuador, province in the Oriente (Ecuador), Oriente of Ecuador located in the eastern jungle. The capital is Puyo, Ecuador, Puyo, founded on May 12, 1899, with a population of 33,325. The city is now accessible by pave ...
of which it is a part. It lends its name to
Shell Mera Shell (also Shell Mera) is a city located on the western edge of the Ecuadorian Amazon and in the eastern foothills of the Andes. It is located about southeast of Quito, and roughly west of the provincial capital, Puyo. Its name comes from the R ...
, a larger town 4 miles to the east.


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Aerial photograph of Mera
Populated places in Pastaza Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub