Huaquillas
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Huaquillas is a town in western El Oro
, a province of SW Ecuador
. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton
.
Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru
. An international bridge
that goes over the Zarumilla River
connects it with the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes
. Both towns have an intense commercial
life and many formal, as well as informal street sellers that sell goods both in US dollars, the only currency in Ecuador, and in Peruvian soles
.
Puente Internacional Zarumilla, border crossing between Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes.
El Oro Province
El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,...
, a province of SW Ecuador
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...
. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton
Huaquillas Canton
Huaquillas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Huaquillas. Its population at the 2001 census was 40,285....
.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. An international bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
that goes over the Zarumilla River
Zarumilla River
The Zarumilla River is a river in South America that marks the border between Peru and Ecuador. It is named after the Peruvian town of Zarumilla....
connects it with the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes
Aguas Verdes
Aguas Verdes , is a town in the Zarumilla Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru. It has a population of 2,390 and is capital of the Aguas Verdes District....
. Both towns have an intense commercial
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
life and many formal, as well as informal street sellers that sell goods both in US dollars, the only currency in Ecuador, and in Peruvian soles
Peruvian nuevo sol
The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...
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External links
Puente Internacional Zarumilla, border crossing between Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes.