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Cerro de Hojas-Jaboncillo
Cerro de Hojas-Jaboncillo is an archaeological complex on hills between Portoviejo and Montecristi in Manabí province, Ecuador. It was a major centre of the Manteño culture from about 800 to the Spanish conquest, with stone house foundations, terraces and the culture's distinctive carved U-shaped stone seats. It is now protected as an archaeological park.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cerro de Hojas-Jaboncillo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cerro-de-hojas-jaboncillo
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- “Cerro de Hojas-Jaboncillo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cerro-de-hojas-jaboncillo. Accessed .
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