Atahualpa - El Oro - Ecuador

The Ecuadorian canton Atahualpa, whose cantonal head is the city of Paccha is located in the geographic center of the province of El Oro, in Ecuador. It receives its name in honor of the last Inca, Atahualpa. It has an area of ​​281.9 square kilometers and a population of more than 6,000 inhabitants.

It is one of the most important cantons The gold, Before the arrival of the Spaniards, There were already indigenous settlements of canyon descent, and different foundations of its capital as it is known, Yacuviña, Haripoto, and finally Zui Zuo Zuropalta (Paccha) this It has given rise to the archaeological wealth that Atahualpa possesses, an example of this in the vestiges in Yacuviñay and what has awakened the interest of national and foreign tourists to be known and studied. Its economic activity is based on livestock, short-cycle crops, the industrialization of dairy products and mining.

Gastronomy in Canton Atahualpa

The Gastronomy of the canton comes from ancient customs and among the main ingredients for the preparation of their typical dishes we have: milk, sugar, panela, products that are obtained from the agricultural production of the sector. Among the most known dishes are: Tigrillo, Repe, Peas with leather, humitas, tamales, ground peanut, Chanfaina, dry Creole chicken, black pudding, Moorish rice, brandy, curd with panela, hearts of palm with peanuts, Creole chicken broth, fry, milk and coconut delicacy, grapefruit, buñuelos, chimbos, empanadas, sponge cakes, bleached, sandwiches, and drinks made with guayusa.
Among the dishes that stand out most are the peanut bowl with cheese; alverjita soup; the guinea pig with green balls; ornado de chancho; Creole chicken broth, etc.