In 1541, Gonzalo Pizarro led an expedition east of Quito with Francisco de Orellana in search of The country of cinnamon ("País de la Canela").
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Genus Cinnamomum is not native to South America; the trees found by Pineda were presumably of genus Ocotea (Dalby 2001 pp. 45-46).
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After following the courses of the Coca and Napo rivers, the expedition began to run out of provisions.
Canela | Jencarlos Canela | Isla Canela | Canela Cox |