Principal, Ecuador

Principal is a town and rural parish in Chordeleg Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador.

It was founded as a parish by an Executive Decree on June 12, 1953, under the presidency of José María Velasco Ibarra.

There is a river that runs through the valley in Principal called the Rio Samba Rancho, with local trout.

The event has many different dishes made from apples and festivities in the center of town at the "Court".

The women of Principal are frequently seen in their traditional indigenous dress weaving hats while they walk down the street and go about their lives.