Palanda Canton

Palanda Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of. Its population at the 2001 census was 7,066.

History
This canton has a long history, from the earliest known humans occupation to one of the latest inca battle, just before the colonial time.

Parishes
The canton is administratively divided into 4 parishes
 * Vergel
 * Palanda
 * El Porvenir
 * Valladolid

Archaeology
The site of Santa Ana (La Florida) is located just to the north of Palanda. This is an important archaeological site going back as early as 3,500 BC.

The work in this area was started in 2002 by a team of French and Ecuadoran archaeologists.