# Las Pampas Parish, Sigchos Canton, Cotopaxi Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/las-pampas/

Parish · Sigchos Canton 

# Las Pampas

Las Pampas is a parish of Ecuador in Sigchos Canton, Cotopaxi Province. It covers **131.7 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 132km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,653 mtypical elevation

## Where is Las Pampas?

Las Pampas lies in [Sigchos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/), [Cotopaxi Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Alluriquín](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/alluriquin/), [Palo Quemado](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/palo-quemado/), [Santa María del Toachi](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/santa-maria-del-toachi/) and [Sigchos](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/sigchos/). By area it is the 475th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 9.7% of [Sigchos Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/cotopaxi/sigchos/). The centre of Las Pampas is about 57 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 27 km from Sigchos, the main town of Sigchos Canton. The centre point is at 0.4746° S, 78.9760° 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 Las Pampas

### Nearby, outside Las Pampas

- La Finca · attraction, Alluriquín14 km
- Finca de las flores · attraction, Alluriquín15 km
- Cascada del Diablo · waterfall, Alluriquín17 km
- La Chorrera del Napa · waterfall, Manuel Cornejo Astorga18 km
- Bosque Protector Toachi Pilaton · nature reserve, Manuel Cornejo Astorga19 km
- The Pillars of Tangan · attraction, Sigchos20 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: Las Pampas

- 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) · Latacunga63 km
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito79 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 18:18).

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 Las Pampas

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Las Pampas. Settlements here lie between about 1,548 m and 2,503 m above sea level (median 1,653 m).

- Campo Alegre Alto
- Campo Alegre Bajo
- El Triunfo Grande
- La Delicia
- Las Juntas
- Las Pampas
- Los Dos Rios
- Naranjito
- Saguambi
- San Francisco de Galapagos
- San Francisco de Galápagos
- San Francisco de las Pampas
- San Pablo
- Triunfo Bajo

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 Las Pampas

Named natural and historic features inside Las Pampas, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Río Delicias
- Río Esmeraldas
- Río Las Juntas
- Río Negro
- Río Saguambi

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 Las Pampas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sigchos Canton, the warmest month is May (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,059 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,179 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (169 mm) and the driest Aug (33 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 132 

Feb 21 142 

Mar 21 169 

Apr 21 168 

May 22 117 

Jun 21 63 

Jul 21 43 

Aug 21 33 

Sep 21 41 

Oct 21 80 

Nov 21 92 

Dec 21 100 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Las Pampas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SSC PALO QUEMADO · Palo Quemado 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.37488&mlon=-78.92554#map=17/-0.37488/-78.92554) 

Bank Mi vecino Banco Pichincha · Palo Quemado 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.37438&mlon=-78.92322#map=17/-0.37438/-78.92322) 

ATM Cajero banco Pichincha · Alluriquín 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.32245&mlon=-78.99709#map=17/-0.32245/-78.99709) 

Petrol pump Primax · Alluriquín 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31986&mlon=-78.98819#map=17/-0.31986/-78.98819) 

Hotel Hotel Real · Alluriquín 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.32237&mlon=-78.99726#map=17/-0.32237/-78.99726) 

Mall Bombolí Shopping · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.25000&mlon=-79.15000#map=17/-0.25000/-79.15000) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica Manuela Cañizares · Las Pampas 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.46233&mlon=-78.96416#map=17/-0.46233/-78.96416) 

College Unidad Educativa Jacques Cousteau · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.26010&mlon=-79.14235#map=17/-0.26010/-79.14235) 

Police station UREM · Alluriquín 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31401&mlon=-79.01850#map=17/-0.31401/-79.01850) 

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 Las Pampas

Places mapped inside Las Pampas in open map data, by type.

- Schools7

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 Sigchos Canton

- Chugchillán
- Isinlivi
- Palo Quemado
- Sigchos

## Quick answers

- Where is Las Pampas?In Sigchos Canton, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
- What borders Las Pampas?Alluriquín, Palo Quemado, Santa María del Toachi and Sigchos
- What is there to see in Las Pampas?La Finca, Finca de las flores, Cascada del Diablo, La Chorrera del Napa
- What time zone is Las Pampas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Las Pampas?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Las Pampas?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Las Pampas?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Las Pampas?Settlements lie between 1,548 m and 2,503 m
- What is the best time to visit Las Pampas?May to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Las Pampas?SSC PALO QUEMADO, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Las Pampas?Mi vecino Banco Pichincha, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Las Pampas?Cajero banco Pichincha, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Las Pampas?Primax, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Las Pampas?EC050753 (OCHA common operational dataset)