Machala
Americannoun
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According to Ecuadorean TV station Ecuavisa, residents of Machala have long demanded that the prison, which is located in the centre of the city, be relocated.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Machala student Katherine Cruz said her home shook so badly that she could not even get up to leave her room and flee to the street.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023
The model correctly predicted that in 2016, warmer temperatures and excess rainfall would lead to an outbreak in the city of Machala in March—three months earlier than would be expected.
From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2022
Northeast toward Cuenca from Machala in El Oro province, banana fields gave way to winding mountain passes lined with cacao beans set out to dry on the pavement.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2014
Next in order is the cacao de abajo, from down the river, as Machala, Santa Rosa, Balao, and Manabi, below Guayaquil.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James
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