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Salinas
Parish
Santa Catalina de Salinas
Nickname:  Puerta Hacía El Pacifico
Salinas
Coordinates: 0°29′42.54″N 78°07′59.03″W
Country	Ecuador
Province	Imbabura
Canton	Ibarra Canton
Founded	28 September 1207
Re-founded	24 June 1984
Communities	Communities Salinas San Luis Cuambo
Government
• President	Raúl Maldonado Álvarez
Area
• Total	7,976 km2 (3,080 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
• Total	2,014
• Density	0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	http://www.ibarra.gob.ec/salinas

Salinas (full name Santa Catalina de Salinas) is a parish in northern Ecuador, 30 minutes from Ibarra the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies in the Valley of Salinas near the Valley of Chota. The word "salina" is spanish for salt marsh, salt lake or salt pan.

Tourism

Today, Salinas is popular with tourists. It has warm weather, and cobbled streets. .

Markets are on Saturdays, and the main festival is the Fiesta de los Lagos, which is held on the last weekend of September. Also, two colorful parades known as El Pregón and Virgen del Carmen are held on 16 July every year.

Other town attractions are the Centro Gastronómico, specializing in Ecuadorian cuisine, .

References

(1) http://ibarra.gob.ec/salinas/ (2) http://infocentros.gob.ec/salinas/ (3) http://www.pro-ecuador.com/salinas-salt-history.html

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