# Huaca Parish, San Pedro de Huaca Canton, Carchi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/san-pedro-de-huaca/huaca/ Parish · San Pedro de Huaca Canton # Huaca Huaca is a parish of Ecuador in San Pedro de Huaca Canton, Carchi Province. It covers **43.2 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.2km² - 14mapped services - 2,931 mtypical elevation ## Where is Huaca? Huaca lies in [San Pedro de Huaca Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/san-pedro-de-huaca/), [Carchi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Chitán de Navarrete](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/chitan-de-navarrete/), [El Carmelo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/el-carmelo/), [El Playón de San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/sucumbios/el-playon-de-san-francisco/), [Fernández Salvador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/montufar/fernandez-salvador/), [Julio Andrade](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/julio-andrade/), [Mariscal Sucre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/san-pedro-de-huaca/mariscal-sucre/) and [Santa Martha de Cuba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/tulcan/santa-martha-de-cuba/). By area it is the 840th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 56.6% of [San Pedro de Huaca Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/carchi/san-pedro-de-huaca/). The centre of Huaca is about 133 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.6442° N, 77.7146° 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 Huaca OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Huaca: 1 waterfall; 1 museum. - Museo Arqueológico · museum - Cascada Yamorral · waterfall ### Nearby, outside Huaca - Michuquer · attraction, Julio Andrade4.7 km - Reserva Biológica Guanderas · nature reserve, Mariscal Sucre5.5 km - pusicola · aquarium, El Playón de San Francisco9.4 km - Cascada de San Pedro o Los Tres chorros · waterfall, Pioter9.5 km - pusicola · aquarium, El Playón de San Francisco9.5 km - pisiola · aquarium, El Playón de San Francisco9.8 km - Cascada de Guadir · waterfall, Chitán de Navarrete10 km - pusicola · aquarium, El Playón de San Francisco11 km - Muebles Artísticos Tello · gallery, El Carmelo14 km - Avión T-33 del Escuadrón de Tiburones · monument, San Gabriel14 km - Hombre Desnudo · monument, San Gabriel14 km - Obelisco al Civismo Carchense · monument, Tulcán15 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: Huaca - 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) · Tulcán18 km - San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales25 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 18:08). 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 Huaca Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Huaca. Settlements here lie between about 2,822 m and 3,021 m above sea level (median 2,931 m). - Chumban - Cuaspud - Guananguicho Norte - Guananguicho Sur - Hacienda Cuatis - Hacienda Cuatis Acosta - Hacienda Cuatis Cevallos - Hacienda La Florida - Hacienda La Laguna - Huaca - La Calera - La Rancha - Paja Blanca - Picuales - Pispud - San Pedro de Huaca - Timburay - Veracruz - Yamba 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 Huaca Named natural and historic features inside Huaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Río Huaca - Río La Chorrera - Río Santo Tomás 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 Huaca and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Pedro de Huaca Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 1,188 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (136 mm) and the driest Aug (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 15 95 Feb 15 97 Mar 15 122 Apr 15 135 May 15 115 Jun 13 90 Jul 13 68 Aug 14 50 Sep 15 59 Oct 15 106 Nov 15 136 Dec 15 116 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huaca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Subcentro de Salud · Huaca 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.64117&mlon=-77.72533#map=17/0.64117/-77.72533) Bank Coop. de Ahorro y Crédito "San Gabriel" Ltda. · Huaca 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.63416&mlon=-77.72500#map=17/0.63416/-77.72500) ATM Nodo Alegro Sur CNT · Tulcán 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.80057&mlon=-77.73570#map=17/0.80057/-77.73570) Petrol pump gasolinera huaca · Huaca 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62665&mlon=-77.72831#map=17/0.62665/-77.72831) Hotel Naderik · Julio Andrade 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65762&mlon=-77.72003#map=17/0.65762/-77.72003) Mall Centro Comercial Plaza Montúfar · San Gabriel 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.59772&mlon=-77.83157#map=17/0.59772/-77.83157) School Escuela 13 de Diciembre · Julio Andrade 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65432&mlon=-77.72025#map=17/0.65432/-77.72025) College Colegio César Antonio Mosquera · Julio Andrade 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65666&mlon=-77.72117#map=17/0.65666/-77.72117) Police station Estación de Policía · Julio Andrade 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.66386&mlon=-77.71543#map=17/0.66386/-77.71543) 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 Huaca Places mapped inside Huaca in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools5 - Restaurants5 - 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 San Pedro de Huaca Canton - Mariscal Sucre ## Quick answers - Where is Huaca?In San Pedro de Huaca Canton, Carchi Province, Ecuador - What borders Huaca?Chitán de Navarrete, El Carmelo, El Playón de San Francisco, Fernández Salvador, Julio Andrade, Mariscal Sucre and Santa Martha de Cuba - What is there to see in Huaca?Cascada Yamorral, Museo Arqueológico - What time zone is Huaca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Huaca?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Huaca?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Huaca?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Huaca?Settlements lie between 2,822 m and 3,021 m - What is the best time to visit Huaca?December to February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Huaca?Subcentro de Salud, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Huaca?Coop. de Ahorro y Crédito "San Gabriel" Ltda., about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Huaca?Nodo Alegro Sur CNT, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Huaca?gasolinera huaca, about 2.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Huaca?1 mapped - How many banks are in Huaca?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Huaca?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Huaca?EC040650 (OCHA common operational dataset)