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  Ecuador - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Ecuador is bounded on the north by Colombia, on the south and east by Peru, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Ecuador is a multiparty republic, governed under the constitution of 1979, its 18th.
Ecuador again clashed with Peru in a border war in 1995; in 1998 the countries signed an agreement finalizing their borders and giving Ecuador access to the Amazon River.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ecuador.html   (2057 words)

  
 World Championship Double Ironman 2006- Ibarra Ecuador
Ibarra, city that is celebrating 400 years of foundation, is ready to receive the sportsmen of the world, who will participate in the World-wide Championship of Ultratriathlón "Ibarra 2006".
Ibarra 2006 invite tous les sportifs au monde.
Ibarra is in the center north of Ecuador
ibarra9.tripod.com   (194 words)

  
 Imbabura Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
With its beautifully paved streets and its colonial houses, Ibarra, also known as the White City, is one of the most visited towns in northern Ecuador.
Outside Ibarra and throughout the province of Imbabura, there are lovely country hotels, both old and new, which welcome the visitor to the beautiful hidden corners of the area.
Southeast of Ibarra is the town of Cotocachi.
www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/imbabura_en.htm   (754 words)

  
 SOS Children's Villages: Ibarra
The SOS Children's Village Ibarra is located at 2000 metres altitude on the lagoon of Yahuarcocha which gained historical importance through the Incas.
Ecuador's third SOS Children's Village was erected on a 4.6 ha site and consists of 12 family houses, a village director's house, a house for SOS Aunts, a doctor's surgery, administration buildings, an SOS Vocational Training Centre and an SOS Kindergarten which can also be used by the children of the neighbourhood.
Ecuador - Select a village Between 1991 and 1994, six SOS Social Centres were built in the poorest parts of Quito.
www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/ibarra.html   (644 words)

  
 Ibarra, Ecuador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ibarra (population of 80,477 in 1990) is a town in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura province.
Ibarra was founded in 1606 by the Spanish.
Using a large bronze pan surrounded by ice shavings, the juices of various fruits (eg taxo) are stirred into the pan to freeze.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ibarra,_Ecuador   (295 words)

  
 Ibarra Conference 2002/Planeta.com
IBARRA, ECUADOR -- The International Ecotourism, Rural and Community Tourism Conference was organized by the municipality of Ibarra and in particular their tourism director Oscar Aguirre.
Francisco and Mary Finn have been participating in the Planeta Ecuador Forum for some time and it was good to learn about the project first-hand.
Sarah is a student from the United States and posted her introduction in the Planeta Ecuador Forum a few weeks ago.
www.planeta.com /planeta/02/0207ecnotas.html   (744 words)

  
 Ibarra - Ecuador
Ibarra is the capital of the province of Imbabura.
Most houses in Ibarra are colonial whitewashed style, that's why Ibarra is also known as the "White city".
Otavalo I San Antonio de Ibarra I La Esperanza I Urcuquí I Chachimbiro I Yahuarcocha I To the coast
www.thebestofecuador.com /ibarra.htm   (765 words)

  
 On the road in South America - Pictures in Ecuador - Around Ibarra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Yahuarcocha, also refered as the blood lake of Ibarra from the legend that its waters turned red when the Incas slaughtered thousands of local chieftains in the 15th century.
Ibarra has these two, the one on your left you can see when you arrive in Ibarra.
Ibarra has an inside and an outside market that is good for a stroll.
www.backpackingforlife.com /southamerica/pictures/ecuador/ibarra.html   (236 words)

  
 Ibarra Jugendherbergen | Ibarra Jugendherbergen, Ecuador
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Las Garzas hostel is located in Ibarra (Imbabura) 20 km north from Otavalo, where there is a big handicraft market every Saturday.
www.travellerspoint.com /hostels-de-ci-2936.html   (56 words)

  
 Las Garzas - Ibarra, Ecuador
The weather in Ibarra is excellent and it’s considered the best climate of all Ecuador.
The nearby mountains and lakes are known for their beauty, the water in the lakes is pure and free of contamination.
Ibarra is handicrafts, ethnic groups, traditional music, dance and food.
www.hostelz.com /hostel/34501-Las-Garzas   (452 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - JosE MarIa Velasco Ibarra (Ecuador History, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
JosE MarIa Velasco Ibarra[hOsA´ mArE´A vAlAs´kO EbA´rA] Pronunciation Key, 1893–1979, president of Ecuador (1934–35, 1944–47, 1952–56, 1960–61, 1968–72).
A noted orator, he was twice elected president and deposed before succeeding Galo Plaza Lasso as president in 1952.
In Feb., 1972, after Velasco Ibarra insisted upon holding elections in which populist leader Assad Bucaram seemed certain to win, military leaders overthrew Velasco Ibarra and replaced him with a junta headed by Gen. Guillermo Rodriguez Lara.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/V/VelascoI.html   (293 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Sports - World Cup 2006 - Stars - Agustin Delgado
An icon in Ecuador, Delgado is one of those rare players who has achieved far more success for his national team than at club level.
Delgado began his career in Ecuador's top division with El Nacional in 1995 and, after a successful season there, he moved on to Barcelona Guayaquil.
Despite his injury problems and uneven form the last few years, Delgado remains a key figure for Ecuador — he's the country's all-time leading scorer — and will be gunning to show the world he is still a dangerous goal scorer in Germany.
www.cbc.ca /sports/worldcup2006/stars/bios/delgado-agustin.html   (436 words)

  
 Ibarra Ecuador (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Ibarra, "the White City" is the capital of the province of Imbabura.
For years Ibarra was the starting point for a spectacular train ride to the coast.
Market days are on Saturdays, Ibarra's main festivities are: Fiesta de los Lagos on the last weekend of September with colorful parades throughout the city called "EI Pregon" and "Virgen del Carmen" on the 16th of July.
www.in-quito.com.cob-web.org:8888 /near-cities-quito-ecuador/quito-near-cities-ibarra.htm   (305 words)

  
 Ibarra Canton (Imbabura, Ecuador)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
"On the 25th of June of 1951 through Official Decree of the Illustrious Municipality of San Miguel of Ibarra, were declared officially as symbols of the canton.
These symbols had already been used and recognized as Symbols of the County of Ibarra since 1607, at the first celebration of the foundation of the City."
According to Encyclopaedia Universalis Yearbook, Ibarra is the capital city of the department of Imbabura (4,569 squ.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ec-im-ib.html   (100 words)

  
 Ambato Ecuador
The three Juanes were Juan Leon Mera was a writer and poet who is most famous for writing Ecuador's national anthem.
The city is called also “Garden of Ecuador”, well-known by its production of peaches, apples, pears, grapes, oranges, strawberries, cane of sugar, cereals and all class of vegetables.
Among the city's museums are the following: The Natural Science, Museum in Bolivar National School and the Luis A. Martinez Art Museum in the Muncipality building.
www.ecuadors.org /ambato   (361 words)

  
 Ibarra - Ecuador luxury hotel directory, Andes lodging index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Ecuador Tours - Galapagos Islands travel and Amazon cruises: Tours and travel to Ecuador and other South America countries, custom itineraries for groups and individuals, responsible tourism and soft adventures for all ages
Tours and travel to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador with an Ecotourism company, we are experts in leading expeditions to the Galapagos Islands with naturalist guides.
Find Ecuador vans for charter and guides for hire, custom tours for groups individuals, Color Bus Line is a supplier for many international wholesalers.
www.traveltoecuador.net /hotels-ibarra-luxury.htm   (388 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ibarra
Diocese in Southern Ecuador, suffragan of Quito, created by Pius IX, 29 December, 1862, out of the provinces of Carchi and Imbabura, previously within the Archdiocese of Quito.
The Discalced Carmelite Sisters have a community of 14 sisters at Ibarra; the Bethlehemites, an academy for girls at Ibarra and one at Tulcan; the Sisters of Mercy, schools for girls at Ibarra and Otavalo and a hospital and orphan asylum at Ibarra.
The city of Ibarra, founded 28 September, 1606, which in 1906 celebrated the tercentenary of its foundation, with great splendour, was repeatedly destroyed by earthquakes, and on the night of 15-16 August, 1868, razed to the ground.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07613c.htm   (542 words)

  
 UNHCR - Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie ends Ecuador mission
QUITO, Ecuador, June 10 (UNHCR) – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie ended her mission to Ecuador today after spending four days visiting Colombian refugees and taking a closer look at the Western Hemisphere's most severe humanitarian crisis.
In the border town of Ibarra, one of the largest refugee reception centres in Ecuador, Jolie met families who had fled from guerrilla and paramilitary violence.
With a population of 12.5 million, Ecuador is the smallest country in the Andes and has generally been immune to Colombia's rebel violence.
www.unhcr.org /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=3d04d46e4   (724 words)

  
 TIME.com: Peril of Peacemaking -- Dec. 26, 1960 -- Page 1
The sky-high republic of Ecuador last week was the stage for an increasingly familiar scene.
In Quito, the American embassy was stoned, and 20,000 demonstrators, chanting "Cuba, Rusia y E-cua-dor," marched to a rabble-rousing pep rally led by President José Maria Velasco Ibarra and his pro-Communist Interior Minister Manuel Araújo.
At week's end Araújo found he had gone too far, even for Velasco Ibarra, who announced he had accepted his deputy's "resignation." Unfortunately, Araújo's work could not so easily be erased.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,895151,00.html   (558 words)

  
 Imbabura Ibarra Ecuador - Tours and Excursions (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
San Antonio de Ibarra is a pleasant village very well known for its woodcarving production.
Driving north from Ibarra on the Panamericana you'll be soon delighted by the presence of this magnificent lake.
Unfortunately, the train ride from Ibarra to the coastal regions that used to be very popular, is no longer operating this route.
www.thebestofecuador.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ibarraex.htm   (936 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | FOOTBALL | Chile in Ecuador rout
Chile took control of the midfield early in the game and were close to scoring when Ecuadorean goalkeeper Giovany Ibarra made a brilliant save of a shot by Navia in the mouth of the goal.
Seven minutes into the second half, Ecuador's Javier Chala netted the equaliser with a stunning overhead scissor-kick.
With 12 minutes to go, Ecuador were down to 10 players when Chala was sent off after a violent foul to Ricardo Rojas.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/1434972.stm   (293 words)

  
 CANOE -- CNEWS - World: Ecuador election likely headed to runoff (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A banana tycoon waging an old-fashioned populist campaign and a leftist outsider who is an admirer of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez were virtually tied in Sunday's presidential election and looked likely to be headed to a runoff, exit polls showed.
Alvaro Noboa, Ecuador's wealthiest man, had 27.2 per cent of the vote compared to 25.4 per cent for Rafael Correa, a U.S.-educated economist, according to a poll by CEDATOS-Gallup.
But Carmen Ibarra, a 42-year-old housewife, said her vote was for Noboa because "he knows a lot about business and that will help a lot in government."
cnews.canoe.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /CNEWS/World/2006/10/15/2033085-ap.html   (1211 words)

  
 Hotels Ibarra Ecuador (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The best of Ecuador will direct your legal inquiries to one of our selected leading law member firms in Ecuador..
About Ecuador I Ecuador Regions I Ecuador Travel Useful Tips I Ecuador Immigration and Visas
Ecuador's capital and the country's second largest city.
www.thebestofecuador.com.cob-web.org:8888 /iaccom.htm   (393 words)

  
 WTO | Newsroom | News Releases
To finalize the accord, the Vice Mayor of Ibarra, Ecuador, Dr. Fernando Cruz Cevallos, and the President of the municipality’s Tourism Council Mrs.
Arturo Crosby, in representation of the Association of the Haciendas of Ecuador, and Ms.
On Ecuador’s part, the initiative is being spearheaded by the Municipality of Ibarra and is bolstered by the strong interest of the private-sector institution, “Asociación de Haciendas del Ecuador”.
www.world-tourism.org /newsroom/Releases/2006/july/tedqual.html   (375 words)

  
 USE UNIDAD DE SERVICIOS EMPRESARIALES REDLATINA-PYMES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
To contribute with the development of the micro, small and medium companies in the north of Ecuador through to offer non financial services, with high level professionals and accessible prices.
To be recognized as the best Center of Managerial Development, to offer non financial and quality services for micro, small and medium companies in the north area of Ecuador.
It's with this antecedent as the Swiss Fundación of Cooperation for the Technical Development (SWISSCONTACT) commits with the PUCE-I a Unit that allows the development of the PYMES in Ecuador’s north area, task that interests to the two institutions aforementioned.
www.redlatinapymes.org /use/eng   (219 words)

  
 Imbabura Ecuador - Ministerio de Turismo - Ecuador
De calles adoquinadas y casas coloniales, Ibarra, conocida como la Ciudad Blanca, es una de las ciudades más visitadas en el norte del país.
Alrededor de Ibarra y en toda la provincia de Imbabura, hay bellas hosterías modernas y antiguas, que acogen a los visitantes en los bellos rincones de esta parte del país.
Ubicadas a poca distancia de Ibarra, estas poblaciones son conocidas por la habilidad de sus mujeres para elaborar bordados multicolores muy finos.
www.vivecuador.com /html2/esp/imbabura_es.htm   (742 words)

  
 Ibarra Shopping - Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
However, Ibarra IS an excellent place to get carved wooden items of almost every possible ilk.
Pricing, like everything in Ecuador, is more reasonable than you'd ever expect.
Crafts such as these are very reasonable in Ecuador.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/South_America/Ecuador/Provincia_de_Imbabura/Ibarra-1589440/Shopping-Ibarra-R-1.html   (196 words)

  
 TIME.com: Spellbinder's Return -- Jun. 16, 1952 -- Page 1
Last week, having harangued the country from balconies all over Ecuador, Velasco Ibarra was elected President to succeed U.S.-educated Galo Plaza Lasso.
A lanky, cantankerous law professor, Velasco Ibarra at 59 is the stormiest figure in Ecuadorian politics.
During the campaign the Argentine Ambassador in Quito, Cesar Salvador Mazzetti, so clearly showed his support of Velasco that Plaza declared the diplomat persona non grata for meddling in Ecuadorian politics, and packed him off to Buenos Aires.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,859715,00.html   (478 words)

  
 'Til I stopped to gerardo ibarra ecuador military manta en Quito, Ecuador   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Krishna.ec - Bienvenidos a este espacio dedicado a la conciencia de Krishna en Ecuador.
Some gerardo ibarra days people bring out their own radar guns and clock speed.
He took off after me, but I was already using plenty of body-english for the turns, and never noticed him...
sex.poganka.com /site/an/1/517.htm   (335 words)

  
 Handgliding in Ecuador :: Ecuador Travel Activities :: GoEcuador.com
Handgliding in Ecuador :: Ecuador Travel Activities :: GoEcuador.com
You are at : GoEcuador.com / Travel Activities / Parapenting in Ecuador
Oviedo 9-13 and Sánchez and Cifuentes - Ibarra
www.goecuador.com /ecuador-activities/ecuador-parapenting3.htm   (133 words)

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