# García Moreno Parish, Bolívar Canton, Carchi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/garcia-moreno/ Parish · Bolívar Canton # García Moreno García Moreno is a parish of Ecuador in Bolívar Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **58.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 58.3km² - 5mapped services - 2,974 mtypical elevation ## Where is García Moreno? García Moreno lies in [Bolívar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Bolívar](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/bolivar/), [El Ángel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/el-angel/), [Los Andes](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/los-andes/), [Mira](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/mira/mira/), [San Isidro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/san-isidro/) and [San Vicente de Pusir](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/san-vicente-de-pusir/). By area it is the 754th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 16.2% of [Bolívar Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/bolivar/). The centre of García Moreno is about 105 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 9.0 km from Bolívar, the main town of Bolívar Canton. The centre point is at 0.5359° N, 77.9785° 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 García Moreno OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in García Moreno: 1 archaeological site. - Bohíos de Chirihuasi · archaeological site ### Nearby, outside García Moreno - Mirador de Cabras · viewpoint, Los Andes3.9 km - Balneario La Calera · hot spring, San Isidro5.4 km - Obelisco · monument, Mira6.9 km - Parque Natural Kukawi · theme park, Bolívar8.7 km - Cascada de Duendes · waterfall, Bolívar8.7 km - Juan Bosco · monument, Bolívar9.0 km - Simón Bolívar · monument, Bolívar9.0 km - Mamut · monument, Bolívar9.0 km - Museo Paleontológico · museum, Bolívar9.1 km - Hacienda El Ishpingo · attraction, El Ángel9.5 km - Cementerio del Mastodonte · archaeological site, Bolívar9.5 km - Conjunto escultórico: Cacique Blas Ángel y Botijuela · monument, El Ángel9.7 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: García Moreno - 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 - Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán43 km - San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales50 km ### Nearest railway station Salinas (Salinas), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 18:09). 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 García Moreno Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in García Moreno. Settlements here lie between about 2,077 m and 3,295 m above sea level (median 2,974 m). - El Infiel - El Repartidero - El Tambo - Garcia Moreno - García Moreno - Hacienda Pucará - La Laguna - La Posta - Payama - Pueblo Viejo - San Francisco - San Francisco de Las Lajas - San Jose de Tinajillas - San José de Tinajillas - San Vicente 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 García Moreno Named natural and historic features inside García Moreno, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada del Carrizal 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 García Moreno and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bolívar Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 460 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,043 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (148 mm) and the driest Aug (26 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to February and May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 10 104 Feb 10 105 Mar 10 132 Apr 10 148 May 10 108 Jun 9 59 Jul 9 40 Aug 10 26 Sep 10 40 Oct 10 81 Nov 10 103 Dec 10 98 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from García Moreno Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Subcentro de Salud · García Moreno 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55944&mlon=-77.95080#map=17/0.55944/-77.95080) Bank Coop de Ahorro Y Credito · Mira 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55117&mlon=-78.04058#map=17/0.55117/-78.04058) ATM mi vecino · Bolívar 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50480&mlon=-77.90457#map=17/0.50480/-77.90457) Petrol pump Estación de servicios petrocomercial Mira · Mira 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55221&mlon=-78.04144#map=17/0.55221/-78.04144) Hotel Casa de Formación "Emaús" Diocesana · Los Andes 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.49652&mlon=-77.93873#map=17/0.49652/-77.93873) Mall Comercial "David" · Pimampiro 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.38944&mlon=-77.94143#map=17/0.38944/-77.94143) School Guayaquil · San Vicente de Pusir 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52361&mlon=-78.00352#map=17/0.52361/-78.00352) College Col. Nacional Los Andes · Los Andes 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50027&mlon=-77.93955#map=17/0.50027/-77.93955) Police station UPC García Moreno · García Moreno 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55999&mlon=-77.94759#map=17/0.55999/-77.94759) 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 García Moreno Places mapped inside García Moreno in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 - 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 Bolívar Canton - Bolívar - Los Andes - Monte Olivo - San Rafael - San Vicente de Pusir ## Quick answers - Where is García Moreno?In Bolívar Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador - What borders García Moreno?Bolívar, El Ángel, Los Andes, Mira, San Isidro and San Vicente de Pusir - What is there to see in García Moreno?Bohíos de Chirihuasi - What time zone is García Moreno in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in García Moreno?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in García Moreno?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in García Moreno?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of García Moreno?Settlements lie between 2,077 m and 3,295 m - What is the best time to visit García Moreno?September to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to García Moreno?Subcentro de Salud, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to García Moreno?Coop de Ahorro Y Credito, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to García Moreno?mi vecino, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to García Moreno?Estación de servicios petrocomercial Mira, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in García Moreno?1 mapped - What is the P-code of García Moreno?EC040251 (OCHA common operational dataset)