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The city is located on a high [[Andes|Andean]] plain, at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level and has an average temperature of around 13 degrees Celsius. It is an agricultural center, producing primarily [[cereals]], [[potatoes]], and fruit (mainly [[apples]]. It is also known as a center for wood-carving. |
The city is located on a high [[Andes|Andean]] plain, at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level and has an average temperature of around 13 degrees Celsius. It is an agricultural center, producing primarily [[cereals]], [[potatoes]], and fruit (mainly [[apples]]. It is also known as a center for wood-carving. |
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San Andrés is one of the biggest districts of the cantón and is known for growing [[potatoes]]. Previously, it was known as Yatchil, a moniker adopted by one of Pillaro's current neighborhoods. A religious celebration, in the fiesta de [[Corpus Christi]], is a veneration of the body of Christ. |
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[[Rumiñahui]], the famous [[Incan]] military commander, was born in Huaynacuri de Píllaro, around 1482. Son of Huayna Cápac and Nary Ati. Down the maternal line his grandparents were Pillahuaso Ati, Cacique de Píllaro and the Queen Choasanguil. His name means "face of stone". El Congreso Nacional (the National Congress) in 1985, decided that the 1st of December be remembered as a conmemoration of the country's [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] hero and a defender of the Kingdom of Quito against the Spanish [[conquistadores]]. |
[[Rumiñahui]], the famous [[Incan]] military commander, was born in Huaynacuri de Píllaro, around 1482. Son of Huayna Cápac and Nary Ati. Down the maternal line his grandparents were Pillahuaso Ati, Cacique de Píllaro and the Queen Choasanguil. His name means "face of stone". El Congreso Nacional (the National Congress) in 1985, decided that the 1st of December be remembered as a conmemoration of the country's [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] hero and a defender of the Kingdom of Quito against the Spanish [[conquistadores]]. |
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Revision as of 17:29, 4 August 2009
Píllaro (pronounced 'PEE-yah-ro') is a city in Ecuador, located in the province of Tungurahua. It is the capital of the Pillaro Canton and stands about 19 km northeast of Ambato, the provincial capital [1].
The city is located on a high Andean plain, at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level and has an average temperature of around 13 degrees Celsius. It is an agricultural center, producing primarily cereals, potatoes, and fruit (mainly apples. It is also known as a center for wood-carving.
Rumiñahui, the famous Incan military commander, was born in Huaynacuri de Píllaro, around 1482. Son of Huayna Cápac and Nary Ati. Down the maternal line his grandparents were Pillahuaso Ati, Cacique de Píllaro and the Queen Choasanguil. His name means "face of stone". El Congreso Nacional (the National Congress) in 1985, decided that the 1st of December be remembered as a conmemoration of the country's indigenous hero and a defender of the Kingdom of Quito against the Spanish conquistadores.
Pillaro is considered a gateway to the Llanganates National Park. There is a myth that Rumiñahui hide the Incan gold in the park and that it is guarded by a curse. Anyone who goes looking for the gold will fall under the curse.
The town was heavily damaged in the 1949 earthquake that similarly devasted the nearby towns of Ambato and Pelileo.
Pillaro has a population of 34,925 (from the 2001 census) and is divided into 7 districts:
- Baquerizo Moreno
- Emilio María Terán (Rumipamba)
- Marcos Espinel (Chacata)
- Presidente Urbina (Chagrapamba)
- San Andrés
- San José de Poaló
- San Miguelito.
References
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of the World New York: Columbia University, 1998.