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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.
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 ...
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Méndez (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Mendezensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.. Its cathedral see, Catedral Purísima de Macas, is located in the city of Macas in Ecuador's Morona-Santiago province.
On 29 May 2005, CAR exploded a leaflet bomb in the city of Macas. The incident occurred at 11:35 a.m. when members of the Ecuadorian Army stationed in the 21st Condor Brigade in Patuca were participating in the civic parade in honor of the founding celebrations of Macas. [28]
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.
Edmundo Carvajal Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto "Coronel Edmundo Carvajal" (IATA: XMS, ICAO: SEMC), also known as Macas Airport, is an airport serving Macas, the capital of Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador. The airport is named for Edmundo Carvajal Flores, a former commander of the Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana).
On 4 October 1886, Pope Leo XIII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos y Macas from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos by Pope Pius XI on 19 February 1930. The prefecture was elevated to the status of Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos by Pope Paul VI on 29 September 1964. Its name ...
Macau [e] or Macao [f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about 710,000 people [12] and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.