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Azogues

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Azogues

Capital of Cañar province in the Andean sierra of south-central Ecuador; population (2001) 27,900. 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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El pueblo de Azogues le da mucha importancia a la juventud y mas aun si es para rescatar nuestras tradiciones y para un intercambio cultural de esta categoria", afirmo Araujo al recibir a los jovenes.
LA RUTA INKA 2008 by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
The scandal broke on June 19 when Victor Molina, mayor of the Andean town of Azogues, said Finance Ministry officials demanded payment of illegal "commissions" before they would release state funds to the city.
ECUADOR: ECONOMY MINISTER RESIGNS AMID SCANDAL by NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
In addition, at least one of the 18 distribution companies that are supposed to be up for sale - the utility for the city of Azogues in southern Ecuador - will not be part of the sale because the city government, which owns a controlling stake, has chosen not to participate.
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