"El Oro" province - Ecuador
EL ORO-MACHALA
The province of El Oro is one of the 24 provinces that make up the Republic of Ecuador, located in the south of the country, in the geographical area known as coastal region or coast. Its administrative capital is the city of Machala, which is also its largest and most populated metropolis. It occupies a territory of about 5,988 km², being the twelfth province of the country by extension. It limits to the north with Guayas, to the south and east with Loja, in the Northeast with Azuay, and to the west with the province of Zarumilla, of the Department of Tumbes belonging to Peru.
It is one of the most important administrative, economic, financial and commercial centers of Ecuador. The main activities of the province are trade, livestock, industry and agriculture. Its rich region generates a large trade based on agricultural production, focused on the cultivation of rice, bananas, coffee and cocoa. 1 Puerto Bolívar, in the south-west, is the most important exporter port of bananas of Ecuador and therefore, Machala is also known as the "banana Capital of the world", because the activity of the city and the province revolves around the export of bananas.
Grand Hotel Hernancor Saturday 31 May 2025
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