Orellana

Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana additionally known as Coca. It changed into created on July 30, 1998, from part of Napo Province. The name of the province derives from the explorer Francisco de Orellana who it is informed to have sailed from somewhere close to the city to the Atlantic Ocean. He did this journey several times looking for the gold town of El Dorado and looking for a rumored Nutmeg woodland which at the time became a totally luxurious spice. During his voyages he met a ferocious tribe of Indians who attacked his ships and many amongst them were women.

This led to the naming of the river because the Amazon river. The province is split in 4 cantons. Jungle composes maximum of the province's territory, forcing it to depend in most cases on exports of crude oil, and timber. Its 2nd most important source of profits is tourism, presenting jungle exploration, indigenous encounters, and rivers. Mining is the 0.33 reliable source of income.