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Selva (Ecuador)

Selva (Ecuador), the forest regions of Ecuador. The selva of the coast has long been of great economic importance to Ecuador.

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Flores, Juan José (c. 1800–1864)

Juan José Flores (b. ca. 1800; d. 1 October 1864), president of Ecuador (1830–1835, 1839–1845). Born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

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Costa (Peru)

Costa (Peru), one of the three principal geographic regions of Peru, with the selva and sierra. The costa is between the Pacific and the Andean mountains.

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Belalcázar, Sebastián de (1490–1551)

Sebastián de Belalcázar (also Benalcázar: b. 1490?; d. 30 April 1551), Spanish conquistador. Born probably as Sebastián Moyano, like many illiterate and humble ...

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Sierra (Ecuador)

Sierra (Ecuador) the mountain region, covering about 27,500 square miles, or about one quarter of the nation. Despite its location along the equator, the ...

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Costa (Ecuador)

Costa (Ecuador), the coastal lowland region of Ecuador, comprising approximately one-quarter of the nation (roughly 27,000 square miles) in a strip ranging from ...

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