SALINAS de GUARANDA
province of Bolivar
Salinas de Guaranda takes its name from the salt mine that in ancient times provided salt to several cities in the country. You can still see traces of these mines, very close to the center of the town.
The territory of what is now Salinas was the place of residence of the pre-Inca populations Tomabelas and Puruhaes and after the conquest of the Incas, it was they who came to reside.
Thus, these mines belonged to the chieftains de Tomabelas in the middle of the Inca period. On this site, all the surrounding chieftains had access to the resource through their delegations and counting on the guardianship of a Puruhá chieftain.
With the arrival of the Spanish conquerors the territory was reorganized on the hacienda system
History
Salinas de Bolívar is a national and international reference for socio-community development.
Here approximately 28 community microenterprises are concentrated, dedicated to the industrialization of milk, meat, fruit, wool, among others, which generate around 198 processed products, marketed in the national market and exported to other countries, especially Italy. One of its best known products is El Salinerito cheese, which is available to consumers across the country in large supermarkets...See more
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Salinas de Guaranda takes its name from the salt mine that in ancient times provided salt to several cities in the country. You can still see traces of these mines, very close to the center of the town. Nestled in the foothills of the Western Andes, it is a rural parish located in the northeastern area of the city of Guaranda (20km), in the province of Bolívar at an altitude of 3,550 meters above sea level.