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Loja (lō`hä), city (1990 pop. 94,305), capital of Loja prov., S Ecuador, on the Zamora River, at the terminus of the Ecuadorian section of the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the agricultural resources of the area. Cattle are raised in the surrounding region. Founded in 1553, the city was the site of the Ecuadorian declaration of independence in 1820. Loja has a law school and a technical institute. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is a known fact that Chevron lawyers and executives continually house themselves with the confines of military installations of the Special Forces Group 'Rayo 24' in the city of Nueva Loja . Ivan had had a personal devotion to Nuestra Senora de El Cisne, the patroness of Loja, Ecuador. It is no accident that textiles and weaving - through the interests of Eliel Saarinen and his wife, Loja, who was a weaver - have been central to the community of artists at Cranbrook since its founding. |
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