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Macas (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador. The city is also the seat of the county Morona. The city is also the seat of the county Morona. Known as the "Emerald of the East" due to its location east of the Andes mountains, Macas lies in the Upano Valley overlooking the Upano river.
Morona Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɾona sanˈtjaɣo]) is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas .
They are located in the Upano River valley in Morona-Santiago Province in eastern Ecuador. The sites comprise several cities; they are believed to have been inhabited as early as 500 BC, predating any other known complex Amazonian society by over a millennium.
Morona Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province. Its capital is the town of Macas . Its population at the 2001 census was 41155 [ 2 ]
It consisted of the Chinchipe, Macas, Morona and Zamora cantons. The Chinchipe and Zamora cantons were each constituted by three parishes. On January 5, 1921, the Yacuambi Canton was created for the Santiago-Zamora Province. On July 5, 1941, Ecuador was invaded by Peru, with part of the unpopulated territory of the province in contention.
Macas may refer to: Macas (city), the capital city of the province of Morona Santiago in Ecuador; Macas Airport, airport near Macas, Ecuador; Luis Macas (born 1951), Kichwa politician and intellectual from Saraguro, Ecuador; Arvydas "Macas" Macijauskas (born 1980), Lithuanian basketball player
Sangay (also known as Macas, Sanagay, or Sangai) [8] is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador. It exhibits mostly strombolian activity. Geologically, Sangay marks the southern boundary of the Northern Volcanic Zone, and its position straddling two major pieces of crust accounts for its high level of activity. Sangay's approximately 500,000 ...
San Juan Bosco Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Morona-Santiago Province.Its capital is the town of San Juan Bosco.Its population was 4,372 at the 2022 census, [1] which was an increase from the 2001 census that had recorded 3,131 people.