El Tambo is one of seven cantons located in Cañar Province, Ecuador. It is situated along the PanAmerican Highway in a valley across from the larger town of Cañar. The canton is fully surrounded by Cañar Canton. The population of El Tambo is a mix of mestizo and indigenous Cañari. The seat of the canton is the town of El Tambo.

El Tambo Canton
El Tambo and the Andes
El Tambo and the Andes
Location of Cañar Province in Ecuador.
Location of Cañar Province in Ecuador.
El Tambo Canton in Cañar Province
El Tambo Canton in Cañar Province
Coordinates: 2°30′29″S 78°55′30″W / 2.5081°S 78.9249°W / -2.5081; -78.9249
Country Ecuador
ProvinceCañar Province
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

The canton was established on 24 January 1991.[1]

About 30 minutes out of El Tambo is the town of Ingapirca named after the Incan ruins that are there. The ruins of Ingapirca are the largest Incan ruins in Ecuador.

References

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  1. ^ "El Tambo celebra sus 24 años con desfiles y feria artesanal". El Universo (in Spanish). 24 January 2015.
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