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ENGLISH LEVEL 2

IMBACUÁN LISSETH

This city is located in the Andina region of Ecuador its nickname is white city, or city that always gets for its nature and weather. Ibarra is a wonderful city in which you can find nice people like I.It’s altitude is about 2

800 meters above the sea level. The july 17th there are one of the most important festivities, In this date we remenber the “Batalla de Ibarra” in which participated the big Simon Bolívar. Ibarra in famous for some aspects: Its place

s Ibarra has a beautiful weather, with many touristic attractions such as Yahuarcocha lake, Imbabura mountain, and the Arcangel statue, From the Arcangel statue you can get a good view of the city. Another interesting place is the Caranqui museum, it contains many old handcrafts of the Incas. Its traditional food. Ibarra is knew for its typically foods like “helados de paila”, these are a kind of ice cream made with fruit juice in the pan, and the pan is over dry ice; This ice cream is so delicious. Another dessert is the “nogadas” these are kind of like bar of sweet with parts of tocte.

Ibarra City

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Ibarra City

By Alexandra Farinango.

Ibarra is a colonial city in Ecuador about 2 hours north of Quito if you take the direct route along the well maintained Pan American Highway. The trip may take even less time now that the Pan American is being widened from the city and south to Otavalo.

This north Ecuador city is known as the ‘White City’ because of its many stately white-painted colonial buildings and homes, or so I’ve often been told. I’ve wondered about this because there are also many buildings that are not white. Just the other day I heard a new explanation for the city’s label.

The treatment that led to the end of the pandemic was to paint the outside of all the city’s buildings and tree bases with a white solution of lime that resisted the plague.

I find it’s a great place to visit if you want a true taste of city life in Ecuador that is off the beaten path. I can go there and feel like an ordinary citizen, without beggars or touts clamoring to part me from my cash.

Hotel Ajavi – swimming pool, sauna, turco, Jacuzzi and massage room

Other attractions are the many restaurants specializing in local and international cuisine, bars, discos and a para-gliding club. Several hotels have spas where you can swim, soak in a Jacuzzi or enjoy a massage, all for a very nominal fee.

Ibarra is a market town and the main market day is Saturday, when the large produce market area overflows with an abundance of fruit, vegetables, staple goods and products of all kinds.

Other Places of Interest Nearby

Caranqui – a few kilometers south of Ibarra is a small village with historical interest. It is the birthplace of Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, and the site of several Inca ruins and a museum/temple of the sun to Atahualpa.

Laguna Yahuarcocha is a few kilometers from Ibarra. There is a race track around the lake, as well as restaurants and hostels. It’s a pleasant way to spend the day.

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CANTON MIRA

HISTORY

MIRA “BALCON DE LOS ANDES”

Mira is known as “Balcon de los Andes” due to its geographical location. Mira has a extensive gazebo (Is this the word you need here?) where one can see large part of the Imbabura province and a large part of Chota valley.

GEOGRAPHY

Mira is located in the north the country, in the province of Carchi. Actually, it is located to the southwest of the province.

CULTURE

Mira Canton has 12 919 inhabitants. This population includes 3 ethnic groups: mestizos, blacks and Indians (awa).

“EL TARDON MIREÑO”

Mira has traditional liquor known as “el tardon mireño”. “El tardon mireño " is a traditional drink of our city.

My town

MY HOMETOW AS A TOURISTIC PLACE

Name: Alex Narvaez

Otavalo is a kind of wide city, it’s located to to northern of Quito, in the Sierra Region.

Otavalo is famous for some aspects such as:

IT’S HANDSCARFTS

People from Otavalo used to elaborate beautiful handcrafts in different materials like mud, tawa, or wood.

These handcrafts are famous in all the world because people from Otavalo sell these to other countries.

THE CLOTHES FACTORIES

In Otavalo there are a lot of clothes factories in which employees with the help of machines do quality clothes. These clothes are so nice and the best clothes in Ecuador. That’s the reason for these clothes are very famous.

ITS TOURISTIC PLACES

In Otavalo there are beautiful places, one of them is the “Cascade de Peguche” it’s a beautiful waterfall in which you can swim and spend time with friends. It’s one of the most visited places in Otavalo.

Name: Andres Cando

My hometown

My hometown is Ibarra is also known as White City is located north of Ecuador, two hours from the capital Quito.

Ibarra by geography offers tourists and native to the region a variety of activities such as visits to Lake Yahuarcocha

also called the lake of blood for the big fight that took place between the natives of the region, in this place I could swim, boat ride, fishing and a tour of the racetrack and is just 5 minutes the center of the city.

Another place that is beautiful is the viewpoint in this place can be seen throughout the city and its surroundings, and is just 10 minutes by car or public transportation to and also.

Ibarra encounter surrounded by high elevations where you can go paragliding and enjoy a wonderful view.

In the center of town you can taste the delicious ice cream pail and varied gastronomy nuy.

As for hosting Ibarra has 4 star hotels that provide excellent care.

In conclucion Ibarra is an excellent place for rest.

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July, 17 th, 2010

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS

Alvarez Tinajero Nevy

DESCRIPTION:

FIRST, It’s geography, the city is on a wide and green valley, at the foot of Imbabura volcano and it`s surround it by many mountains and volcanoes as: “el Cotacachi, Imbabura and Cayambe”

SECOND, It`s history, the city was named after Miguel de Ibarra, who founded this city in 1606 on behalf of the Spanish Crown. After the earthquake of 1868, it was rebuilt and re-founded in 1872.

THIRD, It’s weather, my city have two seasons namely wet and dry.

In the wet season it does not rain and in the summer is sunny, the average temperature is 16º C, it is very important for agriculture because people can sow different foods.

FOURTH, Ibarra has many tourist places for example: “Yahuarcocha” this place is visited by people from all of Ecuador. Other places are the museum of Atahualpa, the churchs, and the “Mirador Arcangel”.

Ibarra, my city is an alternative to visit on holiday.

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Thursday, 13 July 2011

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE

Name: Héctor Quiña

Carrer: Second Physics and Mathematics

Mira is a small town, It´s located to the south of Carchi. It tooks only 50 minutes to get there from Ibarra. Mira is also a so quiet town with a few habitants, these are about 5000.

Mira is famous and interesting for many aspects such as:

• ITS LOCATION

Mira is located in a high place in which you can get a good view of “Los Andes” Mountain Range, this is the reason why Mira is knew like “Balcón de los Andes”

• ITS VIRGIN

In Mira there are a famous virgin, her name is “Virgen de la Caridad”. She is a miraculous virngin therefore most people from Mira have much faith in her. We celebrate her festivities in each February and the next year she will be 314 years.

• ITS TRADITIONS AND FESTIVITIES

Mira festivities are August; during these festivities occur the traditional “Novillo de Bombas” it´s a kind of billfigh in wich the bull horns are burned. During these festivities the people also drink the traditional alcoholic drink from Mira, It’s the traditional Tardon and It’s made with pure alcohol and orange juice.

• ITS LEGENDS

Mira is also famous for the “Las Voladoras” legend.

This legend says that in Mira existed witches. This is the reason for people from Mira are knew as Brujas.

diego pozo

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE

Name: Diego Pozo

Leven: Second Physics and Mathematics

MY HOMETOWN AS A TOURIST SPOT

The word Tulcán is derive of Hul - can, in Yucatan - Mayan language, that want say warrior valiant and brave

Tulcán, capital of the province of Carchi is located in the Northern Andes of Ecuador on the border with Colombia also is located in the north of the province this city have a altitude of 2955 meters, becoming in the capital of the province more toll.

Tulcán is also the city more septentrional in the country, also known as "Sentinela Ñorteña"

Tulcán have a population around of 86,765 inhabitants. The people is this city are white – mestizo.

Tulcán is famous and interesting for:

History:

The city of Tulcán now is located in where was the territory of Pasto, that is extended from the north of the Chota Valley and south of Past, also this area was rich in pre-Inca cultures as Tuza, Huaca, Tuncahuán, Capuli, negative of Carchi and Pasto. Tulcán is the resulted of the reduction of two Aboriginal villages by the Spanish in the XVI.

Also there a small ethnic group that is the “Awá-Coayquer”. They are located the west of the Province and occupies the lower part of the Canton.

Tourist sites:

Tulcán is located in a picturesque valley that the paint of colors great that are characteristic of the Andean zone

· Flora: chilcas, guarumos, chuquiraguas, tree ferns, frailejones, straw, pumamaquis, moss, bromeliads, pads, and a variety of orchids.

· Wildlife: Hummingbird, Andean gulls, ducks, moor, curiquingues, quilicos, condors, cervicabra, deer, wolves moor frogs marsupials, trout, preñadillas, butterflies ofmulti-colored and subtropical areas, bear and snake.

Vulcan Chiles:

Is the south west of Tufiño, with an altitude of 4768 meters this have also other attractive tourist as:

· Green Lagoon: this lagoon are of color green for the presence of sulfur have a temperature of 8º C, also in this place is the ”FRAILEJONES”. The LAGUNA more big is the lagoon Estigio

· Canoes: was the west of place denominate THE CANOES, where whit the landscape and the quiet can practice the canoe trip. The site is complemented by a thermal swimming whit a pleasant temperature.

· The Three Jets: on the road that leads to Tufiño, is the swimming pool of the three jets or Neptune, the water is cold and also have a jets of water medicine, is an place for recreation and funny in the banks River Bobo.

Tulcán cemetery:

This place have sculptures make in cypress, this place is for meditation and contemplation. This is a museum of silence infinite whit a beautiful that is recognized for the nation and the world.

His figures are representative of various forms of flora and fauna of Ecuador and Roman cultures, Greek, Inca, Aztec and Egyptian, this place is divided in two: the first is located in the front part of the cemetery, known as “PARQUE DE LOS RECUERDOS”, and the second part is located in the back part, known as “EL ALTAR DE DIOS”.

Traditional food:

Cuy asado: this is the cuy asado whit potatoes accompanied whit tomato and cheese

Tufiño cheese: there have a variety of cheeses of different flavor and colors as: salty, spicy, whit honey or coffee. These cheeses are from 200 grams to 30 kg. These cheeses from the natural white to red, also yellow, tomato and light green.

Hornado pastuso: this is hornado traditional but prepare of the other form and other ingredients and also other difference is that was accompanied whit potatoes pancakes, beans and mellocos.