# El Goaltal Parish, Espejo Canton, Carchi Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/el-goaltal/ Parish · Espejo Canton # El Goaltal El Goaltal is a parish of Ecuador in Espejo Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **255.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 256km² - 1,313 mtypical elevation ## Where is El Goaltal? El Goaltal lies in [Espejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/mira/concepcion/), [El Chical](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/el-chical/), [El Ángel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/el-angel/), [Jijón y Caamaño](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/mira/jijon-y-caamano/), [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/la-libertad/) and [Maldonado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/maldonado/). By area it is the 259th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 45.1% of [Espejo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/espejo/). The centre of El Goaltal is about 119 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 28 km from El Ángel, the main town of Espejo Canton. The centre point is at 0.7721° N, 78.1393° 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 Goaltal OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in El Goaltal: 7 waterfalls. - Cascada Carretera · waterfall - Cascada Chorro Blanco · waterfall - Cascada La Cabina · waterfall - Cascada Los Camachos · waterfall - Cascada Orquídea Bella · waterfall - Cascada San José · waterfall - Cascada Santa Rosa · waterfall ### Nearby, outside El Goaltal - Bosque Protector Golondrinas · nature reserve, El Chical9.6 km - Cascada La Humeadora · waterfall, Maldonado12 km - Museo de Piedra · museum, Jijón y Caamaño13 km - Mirador · viewpoint, La Libertad13 km - VESTIGIOS CONICOS · ruins, Maldonado14 km - RESTOS ARQUEOLOGICOS. · museum, Maldonado14 km - La Centella · waterfall, Maldonado15 km - PASTOS · archaeological site, Maldonado15 km - La Comadre · waterfall, Maldonado15 km - CASCADA GUAYGAMBI · waterfall, Maldonado16 km - El milagro - La Carolina · attraction, La Carolina16 km - Cascada del Duende Vago · waterfall, Maldonado16 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 Goaltal - 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) · Tulcán48 km - San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales53 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Carchi (Concepción), 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 06:05, 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 El Goaltal Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in El Goaltal. - El Corazón del Mundo Nuevo - El Goaltal - El Morán - Espejo Nº 2 - Gualchan - La Cortadera - Las Juntas 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 Goaltal Named natural and historic features inside El Goaltal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Las Juntas - Río Hualchancito 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 Goaltal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Espejo Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,813 m lower 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 **May to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 104 Feb 25 105 Mar 25 132 Apr 25 148 May 25 108 Jun 24 59 Jul 24 40 Aug 24 26 Sep 25 40 Oct 25 81 Nov 25 103 Dec 25 98 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Goaltal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Subcentro de Salud · Jijón y Caamaño 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.76685&mlon=-78.26093#map=17/0.76685/-78.26093) Bank BANECUADOR · Mira 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55062&mlon=-78.04189#map=17/0.55062/-78.04189) ATM mi vecino · Bolívar 40 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55221&mlon=-78.04144#map=17/0.55221/-78.04144) Hotel Hacienda Primavera Wilderness Lodge · Jijón y Caamaño 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79495&mlon=-78.21749#map=17/0.79495/-78.21749) Mall Centro Comercial Plaza Montúfar · San Gabriel 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.59772&mlon=-77.83157#map=17/0.59772/-77.83157) School Leonidas Proaño · Concepción 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.70146&mlon=-78.15387#map=17/0.70146/-78.15387) College Col. 19 de Noviembre · Concepción 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60349&mlon=-78.12693#map=17/0.60349/-78.12693) Police station UPC Limonal · La Carolina 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.74475&mlon=-78.24365#map=17/0.74475/-78.24365) 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. ## Other parishes in Espejo Canton - El Ángel - La Libertad - San Isidro ## Quick answers - Where is El Goaltal?In Espejo Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador - What borders El Goaltal?Concepción, El Chical, El Ángel, Jijón y Caamaño, La Libertad and Maldonado - What is there to see in El Goaltal?Cascada Carretera, Cascada Chorro Blanco, Cascada La Cabina, Cascada Los Camachos - What time zone is El Goaltal in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Goaltal?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in El Goaltal?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Goaltal?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit El Goaltal?May to February - Where is the nearest hospital to El Goaltal?Subcentro de Salud, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Goaltal?BANECUADOR, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Goaltal?mi vecino, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Goaltal?Estación de servicios petrocomercial Mira, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Goaltal?EC040351 (OCHA common operational dataset)