Coordinates: 03°40′00″S79°39′00″W / 3.66667°S 79.65000°W Piñas is a canton in the El Oro Province, Ecuador. Its seat is Piñas. It is also known as the "Orchid of The Andes" because of the many orchids grown nearby. The town was named Piñas by Juan de Loayza, in honor of his homeland Piñas in Spain. It is located 1,126 metres (3,694 ft) above sea level.
The canton was created on November 8, 1940. It is bordered to the north by Atahualpa, to the south by Loja, to the east by Portovelo and Zaruma and to the west by Balsas and Marcabelí. Economic activity includes agriculture such as cattle raising and cocoa and sugar cane growing.
The canton has 10 parishes (6 rural and 4 urban) totalling approximately 40,000 inhabitants.
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Typical dishes of the area include "repe" (a creamy green banana soup) and "biscochuelo", among others
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