Palanda Canton
canton of Zamora Chinchipe province, Ecuador
Palanda Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Palanda. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.
History
This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time.
Parishes
The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes
Vergel
Palanda
El Porvenir
Valladolid
Archaeology
The site of Santa Ana (La Florida) is located just to the north of Palanda. This is an important archaeological site going back as early as 3,500 BC.
The work in this area was started in 2002 by a team of French and Ecuadoran archaeologists.
References
natureandculture.org
Bibliography
Human settlements already existed in the Amazon Basin (Ecuador) 4000 years ago. 12-May-2004 eurekalert.org
Valdez, Francisco. “Inter-zonal relationships in Ecuador”, en Handbook of South American Archaeology, Helaine Silverman y William Isbell eds., Springer, pp.
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