# Facundo Vela Parish, Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/facundo-vela/

Parish · Guaranda Canton 

# Facundo Vela

Facundo Vela is a parish of Ecuador in Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province. It covers **117.8 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 118km²
- 10mapped services
- 1,726 mtypical elevation

## Where is Facundo Vela?

Facundo Vela lies in [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/), [Bolívar Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [El Corazón](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/pangua/el-corazon/), [Salinas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/salinas/), [San Luis de Pambil](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/san-luis-de-pambil/) and [Simiátug](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/simiatug/). By area it is the 519th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.3% of [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/). The centre of Facundo Vela is about 127 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 43 km from Guaranda, the main town of Guaranda Canton. The centre point is at 1.2204° S, 79.1012° 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 Facundo Vela

### Nearby, outside Facundo Vela

- AREA VERDE COMUNAL · nature reserve, El Corazón9.0 km
- Cascada de Chaupi · attraction, Salinas9.3 km
- Grivaldo Niño Tapia · memorial, El Corazón9.6 km
- Balneario Picis · attraction, San Luis de Pambil13 km
- Cancha de fútbol · attraction, Salinas16 km
- Molienda artesanal · attraction, Salinas16 km
- Moras Waterfall · waterfall, Salinas16 km
- Moras Waterfall (upper view) · waterfall, Salinas16 km
- Cascada de La Palma · attraction, Salinas17 km
- Mirador · viewpoint, Simiátug17 km
- Mirador · viewpoint, Simiátug18 km
- Santuario San Antonio · viewpoint, Simiátug18 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: Facundo Vela

- 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

- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga64 km
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil136 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:17).

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 Facundo Vela

Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Facundo Vela.

- Arrayan
- Balsaloma
- Bellavista
- Candacho
- Chacadahua
- El Descanso
- El Porvenir
- El Recreo
- El Torneado
- Facundo Vela
- La Floresta
- La Florida
- La Horqueta
- La Paz
- La Vega
- Las Playas
- Lloavi
- Lumbigana
- Macabi
- Missan
- Nahuanloma
- Naranjal
- Negro Cruz
- Nuñurco
- Ponguito
- Pucarà
- Quibana
- Quibana Alto
- Relampa
- San Luis de la Unión
- Santa Teresita de la Unión
- Tunan
- Velazco Ibarra
- Yanahurco

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).

## Weather in Facundo Vela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Guaranda Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,352 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,398 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (162 mm) and the driest Sep (67 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 124 

Feb 20 146 

Mar 20 162 

Apr 20 162 

May 20 129 

Jun 19 111 

Jul 19 89 

Aug 19 75 

Sep 20 67 

Oct 20 109 

Nov 20 113 

Dec 20 113 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Facundo Vela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud El Corazon · El Corazón 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13619&mlon=-79.08370#map=17/-1.13619/-79.08370) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Solidaria · El Corazón 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13625&mlon=-79.08157#map=17/-1.13625/-79.08157) 

ATM Banco Pichincha · Las Naves 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.28695&mlon=-79.31485#map=17/-1.28695/-79.31485) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera · Moraspungo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.17024&mlon=-79.21479#map=17/-1.17024/-79.21479) 

Hotel Hotel Galo Carillo · El Corazón 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13582&mlon=-79.08100#map=17/-1.13582/-79.08100) 

Mall Moraspungo! City · Moraspungo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.17414&mlon=-79.22361#map=17/-1.17414/-79.22361) 

School CECIB de Educación Básica Mushuk Pakari · Facundo Vela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.21286&mlon=-79.11168#map=17/-1.21286/-79.11168) 

College Colegio de Bachillerato "Pangua" · El Corazón 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13300&mlon=-79.07817#map=17/-1.13300/-79.07817) 

Police station Police ofice · El Corazón 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.13747&mlon=-79.08158#map=17/-1.13747/-79.08158) 

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 Facundo Vela

Places mapped inside Facundo Vela in open map data, by type.

- 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 Guaranda Canton

- Guaranda
- Julio E. Moreno
- Salinas
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis de Pambil
- San Simón
- Santa Fe
- Simiátug

## Quick answers

- Where is Facundo Vela?In Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province, Ecuador
- What borders Facundo Vela?El Corazón, Salinas, San Luis de Pambil and Simiátug
- What is there to see in Facundo Vela?AREA VERDE COMUNAL, Cascada de Chaupi, Grivaldo Niño Tapia, Balneario Picis
- What time zone is Facundo Vela in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Facundo Vela?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Facundo Vela?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Facundo Vela?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Facundo Vela?June to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Facundo Vela?Centro de Salud El Corazon, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Facundo Vela?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Solidaria, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Facundo Vela?Banco Pichincha, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Facundo Vela?Gasolinera, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Facundo Vela?EC020151 (OCHA common operational dataset)