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Azogues

Capital of Cañar province in the Andean sierra of south-central Ecuador; population (1996) 21,060. Azogues occupies a mountainous site (altitude 2,600 m/8,530 ft) some 35 km/22 mi northeast of the city of Cuenca. Mining is conducted here on a small scale, including extraction of mercury (from which the town derives its name). Other industries include the manufacture of Panama hats and pesticide production.



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