[2] It is named after Ecuadorian political figure José Mejía Lequerica.

The canton includes a volcano in the Central Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes called Rumiñahui.

In the Panzaleo language, Machachi means "Great active land."

Machachi is the cradle of many slopes, and the same ground is a perennial thermal and mineral water outcrop.

In the fertile valleys of San Pedro there are approximately 22 sources of chemicals which have invaluable theurapeutical properties.