The canton was created on November 8, 1940. It is bordered to the north by Atahualpa, to the south by Loja, to the east by Portovelo and Zaruma and to the west by Balsas and Marcabelí. Economic activity includes agriculture such as cattle raising and cocoa and sugar cane growing.
The "Orquideario" is an orchid garden located in the town and managed by the Fundación Piñas Oasis Ecologico.
Buenaventura Forest, located on the road to the coast a few minutes away from Piñas, is a private nature reserve whose attractions include 30 species of hummingbird and the rare El Oro parakeet and Ecuadorian tapaculo. It is administered by the Fundación Jocotoco and its infrastructure includes paths and interpretation stations for visitors.
The Patagrande Mirador is a center of Catholic Christian adoration. Processions take place here during Holy Week and on May 3 (Finding of the Holy Cross).
Other attractions include the tourist complex at Tarapal and crafts at Piedra Blanca and Palo Solo, La Cabaña del Café ubicada en Mirmir sector Lozumbe Parroquia San Roque.
Cuisine
Typical dishes of the area include "repe" (a creamy green banana soup) and "biscochuelo", among others
piñas, canton, confused, with, pinas, piña, coordinates, 66667, 65000, 66667, 65000, piñas, canton, province, ecuador, seat, piñas, also, known, orchid, andes, because, many, orchids, grown, nearby, town, named, piñas, juan, loayza, honor, homeland, piñas, spa. Not to be confused with Pinas or Pina Coordinates 03 40 00 S 79 39 00 W 3 66667 S 79 65000 W 3 66667 79 65000 Pinas is a canton in the El Oro Province Ecuador Its seat is Pinas It is also known as the Orchid of The Andes because of the many orchids grown nearby The town was named Pinas by Juan de Loayza in honor of his homeland Pinas in Spain It is located 1 126 metres 3 694 ft above sea level The canton was created on November 8 1940 It is bordered to the north by Atahualpa to the south by Loja to the east by Portovelo and Zaruma and to the west by Balsas and Marcabeli Economic activity includes agriculture such as cattle raising and cocoa and sugar cane growing Contents 1 Parishes 2 Demographics 3 Tourism 4 Cuisine 5 References 6 External linksParishes EditThe canton has 10 parishes 6 rural and 4 urban totalling approximately 40 000 inhabitants IFA W 50 fire engine of the Saracay fire department Urban parishes Pinas administrative centre La Susaya Pinas grande San Jacinto Pata grande Rural parishes Piedras Saracay Capiro La bocana San Roque Moro MoroDemographics EditEthnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010 1 Mestizo 86 6 White 6 6 Montubio 4 3 Afro Ecuadorian 2 2 Indigenous 0 1 Other 0 1 Tourism EditThe Orquideario is an orchid garden located in the town and managed by the Fundacion Pinas Oasis Ecologico Buenaventura Forest located on the road to the coast a few minutes away from Pinas is a private nature reserve whose attractions include 30 species of hummingbird and the rare El Oro parakeet and Ecuadorian tapaculo It is administered by the Fundacion Jocotoco and its infrastructure includes paths and interpretation stations for visitors The Patagrande Mirador is a center of Catholic Christian adoration Processions take place here during Holy Week and on May 3 Finding of the Holy Cross Other attractions include the tourist complex at Tarapal and crafts at Piedra Blanca and Palo Solo La Cabana del Cafe ubicada en Mirmir sector Lozumbe Parroquia San Roque Cuisine EditTypical dishes of the area include repe a creamy green banana soup and biscochuelo among othersReferences Edit Resultados External links EditVisitaElOro com Tourism Travel History Picture Gallery of Pinas Orquidea de los Andes in El Oro Ecuador and Parte Alta El Porta de los Pinasienses Portal convivial informativo e interactivo de su gente The Best of Ecuador Pinas Rincon de la parte alta radio impacto radio lluvia www ciudadorquidea com Portal Turistico informativo y comercial de Pinas Radio elite Pinas https www flickr com photos jaimeserrano Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pinas Canton amp oldid 1122119074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
