# Salinas Parish, Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/salinas/ Parish · Guaranda Canton # Salinas Salinas is a parish of Ecuador in Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province. It covers **466.1 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 466km² - 29mapped services - 3,555 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salinas? Salinas lies in [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/), [Bolívar Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Echeandía](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/echeandia/echeandia/), [Facundo Vela](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/facundo-vela/), [Guaranda](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/guaranda/), [Las Naves](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/las-naves/las-naves/), [Pilagüín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/tungurahua/ambato/pilaguin/), [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 127th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 25.0% of [Guaranda Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/bolivar/guaranda/). The centre of Salinas is about 142 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 25 km from Guaranda, the main town of Guaranda Canton. The centre point is at 1.3787° S, 79.0784° 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 Salinas OpenStreetMap lists 24 named sights in Salinas: 11 attractions; 6 viewpoints; 3 waterfalls; 1 monument; 1 memorial; 1 archaeological site; 1 cave. - Ancient remains of Incas · archaeological site - Moras Waterfall · waterfall - Moras Waterfall (upper view) · waterfall - cascada del Hugo · waterfall - Falcon Flight Swing · viewpoint - Jungla de los monos negros · viewpoint - Mirador Escuadrón Gavilán · viewpoint - Mirador La Plancha · viewpoint - Mirador del Condor · viewpoint - Quindimucho View · viewpoint - Area militar abandonado Escuadrón Gavilan · attraction - Cancha de fútbol · attraction - Cascada de Chaupi · attraction - Cascada de La Palma · attraction - Centro Turistico "Rio Verde" · attraction - Jardín Botánico · attraction - Lugar Turistico · attraction - Molienda artesanal · attraction - Molienda artesanal de caña · attraction - Salinas salt water springs · attraction - Trapiche · attraction - Cruz El Calvario · monument - Cueva de dos pisos · cave - Virgen del Agua Sal · memorial ### Nearby, outside Salinas - Santuario San Antonio · viewpoint, Simiátug17 km - Mirador · viewpoint, Simiátug17 km - Mirador · viewpoint, Simiátug17 km - El Maravilla · attraction, Echeandía17 km - PRODUCTOS DE ABEJAS · attraction, Guaranda18 km - Complejo turístico Altamira · attraction, Echeandía18 km - Cascada Altamira · waterfall, Echeandía18 km - Venta de miel de abeja 100%natural. · attraction, Guaranda18 km - Complejo turístico Brisas Del Rio · attraction, Echeandía19 km - Cruz del Arenal · attraction, Guaranda20 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: Salinas - 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) · Latacunga73 km - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil125 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Salinas Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Salinas. Settlements here lie between about 560 m and 4,145 m above sea level (median 3,555 m). - Apahua - Chaupí Guayama - Chazojuan - Copalpamba - El Calvario - Gramalote - Guarumal - La Cena - La Dolorosa - La Palma - La Pradera - Lanzaurco - Las Cochas - Las Mercedes de Pumín - Libertad del Congreso - Los Arrayanes - Matiavi Bajo - Muldiaguan - Natawa - Pachancho - Pambabuela - Puruhuay - Rincón de Los Andes - Rio Verde - Salinas - Salinas de Bolívar - San Miguel de Cañitas - San Vicente - Tigreurco - Tigreyacu - Tres Marías - Verdepamba - Yacubiana - Yurak-Uksha 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 Salinas Named natural and historic features inside Salinas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Payahua 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 Salinas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guaranda Canton, the warmest month is Feb (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C), after allowing for this place being about 477 m higher 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). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 8 124 Feb 8 146 Mar 8 162 Apr 8 162 May 8 129 Jun 7 111 Jul 7 89 Aug 7 75 Sep 8 67 Oct 8 109 Nov 8 113 Dec 8 113 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Salinas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Area de Salud · Salinas 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.40513&mlon=-79.01769#map=17/-1.40513/-79.01769) Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Salinas LTDA · Salinas 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.40511&mlon=-79.01977#map=17/-1.40511/-79.01977) ATM Pichincha Bank · Guaranda 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59476&mlon=-79.00098#map=17/-1.59476/-79.00098) Petrol pump ENERGYGAS · Echeandía 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.43076&mlon=-79.24109#map=17/-1.43076/-79.24109) Hotel Hotel El Refugio · Salinas 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.40461&mlon=-79.02083#map=17/-1.40461/-79.02083) Mall El Ahorro · Echeandía 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.43169&mlon=-79.27755#map=17/-1.43169/-79.27755) School Unidad Educativa del Milenio Salinas · Salinas 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.40308&mlon=-79.02708#map=17/-1.40308/-79.02708) College INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR SHIMIATUK KUNAPAK JATUN KAPARI · Guaranda 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56200&mlon=-79.00722#map=17/-1.56200/-79.00722) Police station Destacamento de Policía · Salinas 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.40499&mlon=-79.01989#map=17/-1.40499/-79.01989) 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 Salinas Places mapped inside Salinas in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks3 - Hotels8 - Schools7 - Restaurants9 - Police stations1 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 - Facundo Vela - Guaranda - Julio E. Moreno - San Lorenzo - San Luis de Pambil - San Simón - Santa Fe - Simiátug ## Quick answers - Where is Salinas?In Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province, Ecuador - What borders Salinas?Echeandía, Facundo Vela, Guaranda, Las Naves, Pilagüín, San Luis de Pambil and Simiátug - What is there to see in Salinas?Ancient remains of Incas, Area militar abandonado Escuadrón Gavilan, Cancha de fútbol, Cascada de Chaupi - What time zone is Salinas in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Salinas?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Salinas?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Salinas?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Salinas?Settlements lie between 560 m and 4,145 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Salinas?Area de Salud, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Salinas?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Salinas LTDA, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Salinas?Pichincha Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salinas?ENERGYGAS, about 19 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Salinas?1 mapped - How many banks are in Salinas?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Salinas?EC020155 (OCHA common operational dataset)