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HHIISSTTOORRYYThe territories of this municipality were populated in theprehispanic trap by the indigenous communities to those thatthe Inca calls himself with the yam of Quillasingas ­ word oforigin quichua that him / she means" I pray in the nose" ­ withthe one that designated me so that ­ by way of decoration ­they Take hung of the nose to the slope in form of half moon.

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DDAATTAA OOFF TTHHEE CCOOUUNNTTYY OOFF TTHHEE CCAARRCCHHIIPPOOPPUULLAATTIIOONN:: 164.507 hab.AARREEAA:: 3.749.7 Km2HHEEIIGGHHTT:: 1.640 m.s.n.m.CCLLIIMMAATTEE:: Of type moor, mesotérmico, humid andsemihúmedo. The temperatures oscillate between the 10 and15º C.AACCTTIIVVIITTYY:: to be a border county with Colombia their mainsource of income it resides in the border trade of agriculturalproducts and you manufacture, legalized with the help ofAgreements of Integration between Ecuador and Colombia.Their main agricultural products are: potato, soft corn, wheat,fréjol, barley and beans. While in the subtropical area theyare cultivated: avocados, sugar cane, banana, pepper andfruits.LLOOCCAATTIIOONN:: South AmericaCCOOUUNNTTRRYY:: Ecuador

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Etimológicamente, according to Isaac Acosta, the wordCarchi comes from the language chaina caribe andhe/she means" to the other side."Always their combatant people have been influenced byher ancestors, the Grasses Quillasingas, an ethnos thatextended between the north of the valley of the Chotaand the south of Grass who in turn were the support ofthe race Mayoide; clearly notorious in the drawingsinspired by the snake plumada, symbol of the origin ofthe world and the knot of union between the sky and theearth. Ancestral manufacturers, it proves of it the conicalform of their cabins.

FFLLOORRAAOne can observe species like: Chilcas, guarumos,chuquiraguas, arboreal ferns, frailejones, straw,pumamaqui, moss, bromelias, pads and a great varietyof orchids.

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There are several typical plates, buthe/she stands out the call “hornadopastuso”, with potato tortillas, beans andmellocos.CCHHEEEESSEESS DDEE TTUUFFIIÑÑOO

It has a variety of cheeses of differentflavors, colors and sizes: salted, spicy,with honey or with coffee. There arecheeses from 200 grams up to 30 kg.TTHHEE DDEELLAAYYEERR ((hhee//sshhee LLooookkss))

It is the typical drink of the looks at us.It consists on a mixture of orangejuice, rum (called tips) and sugar,more some secret ingredients thatgive him an unique magic touch.PPOOTTAATTOOEESS WWIITTHH LLEEAATTHHEERR ((MMiirrrroorr))It consists on potatoes with chancholeather, kneaded cheese and pepper,a plate preferred for own and strange,they serve them to him especially inthe hours of the afternoon and he/sheis it in the central park.

RROOAASSTTEEDD GGUUIINNEEAA PPIIGG ((MMiirrrroorr))It is a typical plate, very utilized inthe family and traditional socialcommitments in the mingas. Itcontains potatoes, lettuce, avocado.

TTOOUURRIISSTT AATTTTRRAACCTTIIOONNSSThe positivism of their landscape and the wealth of theirearth are the main attractiveness.The Thermal baths of Waters of the Grotto of the Peaceand the moors of the Ángel's Reservation are theobliged stops of the adventure, it is not necessary toworry about the since cold people's hospitality he/shemakes the visitor feel like at home.The main and more attractive places for the tourismreflect the natural physical structure of the region as wellas the folclor and the culture of their residents:

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In the north center of the capital city of the county thislocated the municipal cemetery that houses an adornedpark of 4 hectares in their interior of “sculptures in green”and that they are not another thing that cypress treespruned artistically by able gardeners trained by the extinctManuel María Azael Franco, to the one who for the year of1936 and I eat boss of parks of the city it was commendedhim to carry out the maintenance of the garden of theinterior of the cemetery, creating this way this work teacherthat National Patrimony.Labyrinths, anthropomorphous figures or zoomorfas,sculptures of before Columbus archaeological inspiration,arches and taken effigies of Roman, Greek cultures andEgyptians adorn the place that he/she enjoys internationalfame because besides the villagers, national andColombian tourists, for their fame are frequently visited bytourists of other latitudes and continents.In Manuel's tablet María Azael Franco the following legendprays:

“This place is so beautiful that until they givedesires of dying.”

The characteristic that makes only tothis cemetery is its impressive figurescarved in cypress; you figureAugustinian, before Columbus,Ecuadorian fauna, arches of half point,pylons and giant mascarones.

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Following the road TufiñoMaldonado you it finds a lacustrinecomplex (conformed forfivelagoons) located in theestribaciones southern of the

Volcano Chilis, approximately to3850 msnm. Their waters containsulfur and they are populated by

chlorophyllian algae, what grantsthem, in their group, a turquoise coloration.

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This is a slope located to the occident of the parishTufiño that leaves the bowels of the volcano Chilis, intheir skirts south oriental, where the water accumulatesminerals and temperature. Until here carchenses andinhabitants of the south of Colombia go to cure theirailments of the back.LLooccaattiioonnThe thermal baths of Stinking Waters are to 6 Km. of theparish Tufiño, the time in traveling this distance is of 30minutes.EExxtteennssiioonnThe complex has 15 hectares of path, where the touristscarry out their expeditions.CClliimmaatteeThe complex of waters thermal bill with a temperature of10 grades. Their waters are rich in sulfur and they reachtemperatures average of 50 centigrade grades.

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Sanctuary of the Sacred Virgin of the Purification, locatedin the central park of the City of Huaca, beautifullydecoration with paintings to the oil, with altars adornedwith bread of gold; daily the parishioners dedicate bigdecorations in natural flowers. The Sacred Virgin's effigydates of the XVII century.The Party in honor to the Sacred Virgin of thePurification, of January 1 at February 2, party traditionalnun taken place with the daily participation ofneighborhoods, communities and groups of voluntarypriostes; they surrender homage to the Employer of theCanton, as a gratefulness for the received favors oureminently Catholic community bases its Fés daily, sinceon the “Purita” as affectionately he/she calls himself,daily castles burn, pyrotechnic games, are organizedcultural, social, sport programs. By the middle of themonth of January he/she is carried out, with wingparticipation of all the priostes, the cry, in which you/theyare stood out the religious securities and of enlargement.

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This jewel of colonial architecture isconsidered inigualable in their due genderto that is the only church of the Ecuadorbuilt according to the law of Indies, that is tosay outside of the main Square, and in a

place visible from any point of view.

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I siege favorite for the loversof the Ecoturismo this foresthas an extension of 10hectares of trees of myrtle ofreddish trunk and I thickenfoliage in whose branchesmosses, orchids of severalclasses grow.Who visit him they areamazed because it is one ofthe few ones that exist inLatin America, and it is oneof the most important lungsin the county, located to theeast of the city from SanGabriel to 11 Km.

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Located to 4 Kmof the city of SanGabriel. He/she has

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It has served ofinspiration forpoets, painters,musicians fortheir eddy andbeauty.

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This beautiful place has 500m of long for 200 ofwide, located very near another nonpareil beauty the oneForest of the Myrtles, without a doubt some flame theattention to national and international tourists fortheir flora like sallows, totoras, grasses, orchid,capulí, exotic plantations of pines and eucalyptuses,as well as the fauna characteristic of the place.This beautiful one place is located to

45 Kilometers. of Tulcán and 4 Kilometersof San Gabriel.

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Without any doubt this wonderful place, it is one of themost representative places religious of the CantonMontúfar. The Grotto of the Peace is only, locatedto 18 m of San Gabriel, he/she has become in theplace more visited by national tourists and foreigners.It is denominated this way by the grotto where Ouris seated Mrs. of the Peace, it has been formed byfalling of the waters of the river Apaquí, a caveThathas 150 m. of formed depth of stalactites andstalagmitesof different colors. Place of extreme natural beauty andI give refuge for those believers.

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In this park one lives the encounter with our ancestorswhat has allowed to open the way to the rescue andscientific study of the paleontological remains found inthe sector of Hill of Fewer, where the discoveries offossils are based, locus in quo converged theMastodons to take water, the same ones that died sincein that instant erupcionó the hill The Cerotal, coveringthese animals completely, in Bolívar has also beenwell­known fossils of this animals as the valley of theDinosaurs.Therefore he/she has been carried out sculptures andrepresentative images to the evolution; takingadvantage of the ancestral, natural wealth andpaisajística of the environment.Fossil remains exist, they are in the Museum of the oldSchool Gonzáles Suárez of Bolívar's city.

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In the month of May each year marks theholidays religious in honor of his patron,Lord of the Good Esperanza, the mainissuesis the run, fireworks, fireworks, game cocksfine ball matches national wind mode andglove and good for the racetrackchampionship Colombo ­ Ecuadorian fundedand organized by the priostes, institutions,clubs andneighborhoods that are responsible for yourorganization, for 1 5 days around theholidays while they last. Tourists visitingthe Bolivar Canton leave to savor thedelicious sweetbreads, traditional rosquetesand delicious ice cream.

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The ecological reservation the Ángelpossesses an extraordinary one moorbiodiversity; it is exclusive their mainassociation vegetable constituted by thefrailejones (Espeletia pycnophyllassp. angelensis), you plant compound,arbustivas, characterized for theirpubescent leaves that the 7 m of height canreach, it is one of the two ecosystems offrailejones moor endemic protected in thecountry, being constituted in one of the hotbiodiversity spot that has equator.The moors of the Carchi present the biggestpopulations of frailejones in the equator; theender Espeletia is very diverse in the moors

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Located on an extensive plain to3 700 msnm inside the REEA, wherethe topography and vegetation of the areathey don't allow an appropriate drainage,converting the areas aledañas of thoselagoons in marshy floors.They are located 25 km to the north of thecity.

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APPEARANCE OF OUR LADY OF THECHARITYThe history of “appearance” of the Sacred Virgin of theCharity it dates behind of many centuries. Ourancestors that the Image appeared narrated whenhe/she Looks it was an Establishment in the countryproperty Old Town, sector San Marcos. There theImage appeared. They counted our adults that he/sheappeared in the center of this small town; a loadedmule a drawer, when seeing that the animal didn'tmove of the place and his owner didn't appear. Thefirst inhabitants of that then, lowered the load andwhen opening the drawer they met with the SacredVirgin's Image that he/she knew it to him with the PureConcepción's name in principle and their first partiestook place with that name.