El Cisne
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El Cisne is a city in the southern region of Ecuador
, in the Loja province
, about 74 km (46 mi) from the city of Loja
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The city is known for the much venerated Marian National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, in the Loja province
Loja Province
Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La...
, about 74 km (46 mi) from the city of Loja
Loja, Ecuador
Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south...
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The city is known for the much venerated Marian National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne.