Ecuador : its ancient and modern history, topography and natural resources, industries and social development . includes thenorthern frontier of the great inter-Andine hoya ofLatacunga. Its principal peaks are the great Coto-paxi, Quilindana, Iliniza, and Quilotoa, which areelsewhere described. The main river is the Cutuchi,and on the west the province occupies territorytraversed by the Toachi, Pilalo, and the east are the headwaters of the Napo. Theprincipal resources are agricultural and pastoral, withsome textile-making, and sugar manufacture in thelowlands. The province is tra
Ecuador : its ancient and modern history, topography and natural resources, industries and social development . includes thenorthern frontier of the great inter-Andine hoya ofLatacunga. Its principal peaks are the great Coto-paxi, Quilindana, Iliniza, and Quilotoa, which areelsewhere described. The main river is the Cutuchi,and on the west the province occupies territorytraversed by the Toachi, Pilalo, and the east are the headwaters of the Napo. Theprincipal resources are agricultural and pastoral, withsome textile-making, and sugar manufacture in thelowlands. The province is traversed by the are two cantons, those of Latacunga and Pujili,with chief towns of the same name. Tunguragua lies south of Leon, with the provinceof Chimborazo on its southern side, Bolivar on thewest, and the forests of the Oriente on the mountainous territory includes the southern partof the Latacungua hoya, and contains the great peaksand volcanoes of Carihuairazo, Casaguala, Cerro Her-moso, and the formidable Tunguragua, elsewheredescribed, and its principal rivers are the Ambato,. GOVERNMENT 211 the Panchalico, the Patate, and the Pastaza. Agri-cultural and pastoral industries are carried on, withviticulture and small manufacturing. There are threecantons, those of Ambato, Petito, and Pillaro, withchief towns of the same names. Chimborazo lies south of the above, with the pro-vince of Cafiar as its southern boundary, Bolivar onthe west, and the Oriente on the east. Like all theinter-Andine provinces, it is mountainous, but con-tains the Riobamba ttanura, or plain, and the smallerone of Alausi. Chimborazo, Igualata, Altar, Cubillui,and Sangay are its principal peaks, and the riversform the system of the Chambo, the tributary of thePastaza, and the Upper Chanchan. The resourcesare similar to the other provinces above are four cantons—Riobamba, with its chieftown of the same name upon the Guayaquil-QuitoRailway, Guano, Colta, Alausi, and
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