# El Progreso Parish, Nabón Canton, Azuay Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/el-progreso/

Parish · Nabón Canton 

# El Progreso

El Progreso is a parish of Ecuador in Nabón Canton, Azuay Province. It covers **154.6 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 155km²
- 11mapped services
- 2,551 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Progreso?

El Progreso lies in [Nabón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/), [Azuay Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 8 other parishes: [Abdón Calderón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/santa-isabel/abdon-calderon/), [La Asunción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/giron/la-asuncion/), [Las Nieves](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/las-nieves/), [Lluzhapa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/saraguro/lluzhapa/), [San Antonio de Qumbe](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/saraguro/san-antonio-de-qumbe/), [Santa Isabel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/santa-isabel/santa-isabel/), [Sumaypamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/saraguro/sumaypamba/) and [Susudel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/ona/susudel/). By area it is the 419th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 24.5% of [Nabón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/nabon/). The centre of El Progreso is about 360 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 22 km from Nabón, the main town of Nabón Canton. The centre point is at 3.3818° S, 79.2566° W.

Source: [INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ecu).

## Things to see in and around El Progreso

### Nearby, outside El Progreso

- Cascada del Rio León · attraction, Susudel10 km
- Lozas de Uchucay · attraction, San Sebastián de Yúluc12 km
- Parque Extremo · theme park, Abdón Calderón13 km
- Bella de París · museum, San Felipe de Oña15 km
- Capilla de Mauta · viewpoint, San Felipe de Oña16 km
- Pilancon · attraction, Santa Isabel16 km
- VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES · attraction, Las Nieves16 km
- Estoraques de Oñazhapa · attraction, San Felipe de Oña17 km
- Cochaloma · viewpoint, La Asunción17 km
- Reserva Jocotoco - Yungilla · nature reserve, Abdón Calderón17 km
- Reserva Jocotoco - Yungilla · nature reserve, Abdón Calderón17 km
- Ruinas de Minas · archaeological site, Santa Isabel17 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: El Progreso

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil
- CurrencyDollar (USD)
- Country calling code+593
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca63 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa82 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 18:14).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in El Progreso

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in El Progreso. Settlements here lie between about 1,523 m and 3,004 m above sea level (median 2,551 m).

- Alberjuco
- Ayaloma
- Buena Vista
- Campana Cucho
- Chichocucho
- Chilla
- Cochaseca
- Corraleja
- Cruz Chico
- Cruzcucho
- Cusho
- Cuzho
- El Molino
- El Progreso
- Gañarín
- Guaguales
- Hacienda Gullán
- Jabasloma
- Jiménez
- La Merced
- La Virgen
- Ladrillos
- Llano Largo
- Loma de los Ladrillos
- Napa
- Poetate
- Portetillo
- Puetata
- Rambrán
- Retoña
- Saliente
- San Isidro
- San Vicente
- Santa Martha
- Santa Rosa
- Santiago
- Shota
- Trencilla
- Trencillacocha
- Ucumari
- Yacudel
- Yanallpa
- Yanalpa
- Yaritzagua
- Yarizagua

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of El Progreso

Named natural and historic features inside El Progreso, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

19 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Caulacata
- Quebrada Collacota
- Quebrada Corral
- Quebrada Corraleja
- Quebrada El Rodeo
- Quebrada Lúguma
- Quebrada Mishqueyacu
- Quebrada Ocumary
- Quebrada Pacay Loma
- Quebrada Peñán
- Quebrada Pucacaca
- Quebrada Quillo-Huaycundo
- Quebrada Quilloturo
- Quebrada Rambrán
- Quebrada Shiñán
- Quebrada Sucurruma
- Quebrada Trencilla
- Quebrada del Salado
- Río Rambram

### Hills and mountains

10 mountains; 1 hill.

- Ugshaloma · 3,044 m
- Pucarabamba · 2,758 m
- Cerro Ratoño · 2,477 m
- Pacay Loma · 2,200 m
- Loma Capulí · 2,084 m
- Huacaloma · 2,062 m
- Loma Supantula · 1,996 m
- Loma Cóndor Danzana · 1,844 m
- Loma Gañarín · 1,694 m
- Loma Jorupe · 1,424 m
- Loma Arvejilla · 1,218 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in El Progreso and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nabón Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 634 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (115 mm) and the driest Aug (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 69 

Feb 17 100 

Mar 17 115 

Apr 17 71 

May 17 44 

Jun 16 34 

Jul 16 25 

Aug 17 19 

Sep 18 20 

Oct 18 41 

Nov 17 46 

Dec 17 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Progreso

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dispensario SSC Corraleja · El Progreso 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.38378&mlon=-79.23177#map=17/-3.38378/-79.23177) 

Bank Corresponsal Solidario Jardin Azuayo · Susudel 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.39974&mlon=-79.17161#map=17/-3.39974/-79.17161) 

ATM Cajero Automatico · Saraguro 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.62162&mlon=-79.23940#map=17/-3.62162/-79.23940) 

Petrol pump MasGas Santa Isabel · Santa Isabel 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28344&mlon=-79.31023#map=17/-3.28344/-79.31023) 

Hotel Sonesta Hotel Loja · Susudel 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.44163&mlon=-79.19353#map=17/-3.44163/-79.19353) 

Mall Comercial Mendoza · Abdón Calderón 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.26487&mlon=-79.27095#map=17/-3.26487/-79.27095) 

School Escuela de Educación Basica Eloy Alfaro · El Progreso 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.37089&mlon=-79.25557#map=17/-3.37089/-79.25557) 

College Colegio Nacional Oña · San Felipe de Oña 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.46731&mlon=-79.15299#map=17/-3.46731/-79.15299) 

Police station Upc Santa Isabel · Santa Isabel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.27462&mlon=-79.31322#map=17/-3.27462/-79.31322) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Progreso

Places mapped inside El Progreso in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools10

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other parishes in Nabón Canton

- Cochapata
- Las Nieves
- Nabón

## Quick answers

- Where is El Progreso?In Nabón Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Progreso?Abdón Calderón, La Asunción, Las Nieves, Lluzhapa, San Antonio de Qumbe, Santa Isabel, Sumaypamba and Susudel
- What is there to see in El Progreso?Cascada del Rio León, Lozas de Uchucay, Parque Extremo, Bella de París
- What time zone is El Progreso in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Progreso?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Progreso?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Progreso?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Progreso?Settlements lie between 1,523 m and 3,004 m
- What is the highest point in El Progreso?Ugshaloma (3,044 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Progreso?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Progreso?Dispensario SSC Corraleja, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Progreso?Corresponsal Solidario Jardin Azuayo, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Progreso?Cajero Automatico, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Progreso?MasGas Santa Isabel, about 12 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Progreso?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Progreso?EC010452 (OCHA common operational dataset)