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Machala

American  
[muh-chah-luh, mah-chah-lah] / məˈtʃɑ lə, mɑˈtʃɑ lɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Ecuador.


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Machala and Cuenca were among the cities that suffered damage to buildings and vehicles, as emergency services rushed to help people.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2023

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

A small port in the Jambeli channel, on the south-east shore of the gulf, is that of Puerto Bolivar, or Puerto Huaila, the shipping port for the town of Machala and the Zaruma mining region.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

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