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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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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 resident Fabricio Cruz said he was in his third-floor apartment when he felt a strong tremor and saw his television hit the ground.

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

The two principal cacaos are known as Arriba and Machala, or classed together as Guayaquil after the city of that name.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp

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