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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,.