Description: Reclus18_31 1893 Reclus print IBARRA AND IMBABURA VOLCANO, ECUADOR, #31 Nice view titled Ibarra et le volcan Imbabura, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size 27.5 x 18.5 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94) (edition in English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Ibarra in full San Antonio De Ibarra, city, north-central Ecuador, situated in an Andean valley at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,200 m), within the Ecuadorian Lake District. It was founded in 1606 by the soldier Cristóbal Torre, a representative of Miguel de Ibarra, the president of the royal audiencia of Quito (a judicial–legislative body), and was named for him. Though largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1868, it has retained much of its colonial architecture and atmosphere. Ibarra is the trade centre for the region's agricultural products, including cotton, sugarcane, coffee, cereals, and livestock. It has a large sugar refinery and is famous for its wood carvings and native textiles and silverwork. Landmarks include Our Lady of Mercy colonial shrine; the nearby ruins of Caranqui, where the last Inca emperor, Atahuallpa, was supposedly born; and Laguna de Yaguarcocha (“Lake of Blood”), named after a battle between the Caras and the Incas in which the slain were thrown into the lake. Ibarra is a Roman Catholic episcopal see. The Pan-American Highway and the railway to Quito pass through the city. Pop. (1989 est.) 72,016. Imbabura Volcano Imbabura is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador. Although it has not erupted for at least 14,000 years, it is not thought to be extinct. Imbabura is intermittently capped with snow and has no permanent glaciers. Covered in volcanic ash, the slopes of Imbabura are especially fertile. In addition to cloud forests, which are found across the northern Andes to an altitude of 3000 m, the land around Imbabura is extensively farmed. Maize, sugarcane, and beans are all staple crops of the region. Cattle are also an important commodity, and much of the land on and around Imbabura, especially the high-altitude meadows above the tree line, is used for grazing.
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
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