Esmeraldas

[ es-me-rahl-dahs ]

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The Esmeraldas mines in Equador are said to have been worked successfully at one period by the Jesuits.

Colonel Concha held the port of Esmeraldas, which was shelled by Government war craft.

Less frequent calls are made at Esmeraldas and some of the other small ports on the coast, of which there are nine in all.

The port of Esmeraldas, near the mouth of the Esmeraldas river, is located near the southern entrance to this bay.

It is also found in the provinces of Loja, Esmeraldas, and in the river-beds along the eastern slopes of the Andes.

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