# La Cuca Parish, Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/la-cuca/

Parish · Arenillas Canton 

# La Cuca

La Cuca is a parish of Ecuador in Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **140.8 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 141km²
- 8mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is La Cuca?

La Cuca lies in [Arenillas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Arenillas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/arenillas/), [Chacras](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/chacras/), [Huaquillas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/huaquillas/huaquillas/), [Jambelí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/jambeli/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/san-antonio/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 455th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 17.9% of [Arenillas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/arenillas/). The centre of La Cuca is about 398 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.4601° S, 80.0707° 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 La Cuca

### Nearby, outside La Cuca

- Reserva Ecológica Arenillas · nature reserve, Huaquillas7.0 km
- Bahía · attraction, Bellavista8.6 km
- LAS TRES CRUCES · viewpoint, Arenillas11 km
- Arenillas City · viewpoint, Arenillas11 km
- Redondel El Pescador · monument, Santa Rosa12 km
- Balneario Santa Marianita · attraction, Arenillas12 km
- Parque de la Madre · monument, Santa Rosa12 km
- Parque Antonio José de Sucre · monument, Santa Rosa12 km
- Monumento de los Heroes · monument, Santa Rosa12 km
- Parque Bolivar · theme park, Santa Rosa12 km
- Finca Madeleine Arias · attraction, El Retiro16 km
- Monmento A La Paz · memorial, Huaquillas16 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: La Cuca

- 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

- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa8.4 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes36 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, 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 La Cuca

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in La Cuca. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 23 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- 27 de Julio
- Cabo Lampa
- Cabo de Lampa
- Checo
- Colembas
- Cuca
- Dos Bocas
- El Sauce
- Hacienda Durán
- Los Guayacanes
- Manantial de Piedritas
- Pacífico
- Puerto La Pitahaya
- Puerto Pitahaya

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 La Cuca

Named natural and historic features inside La Cuca, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Estero Canoas
- Estero Jumón

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 La Cuca and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Arenillas Canton, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Nov (23 °C). About 501 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (130 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 64 

Feb 24 110 

Mar 24 130 

Apr 24 61 

May 24 28 

Jun 24 15 

Jul 24 11 

Aug 24 8 

Sep 24 8 

Oct 24 17 

Nov 23 20 

Dec 24 29 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Cuca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Basico Arenillas. HBA · Arenillas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55513&mlon=-80.07038#map=17/-3.55513/-80.07038) 

Bank Agencia Stony · Arenillas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55300&mlon=-80.06448#map=17/-3.55300/-80.06448) 

ATM Cooperativa JEP · Arenillas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55451&mlon=-80.06109#map=17/-3.55451/-80.06109) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · Arenillas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55079&mlon=-80.08375#map=17/-3.55079/-80.08375) 

Hotel Hostal Gualingo · Santa Rosa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.41378&mlon=-79.99535#map=17/-3.41378/-79.99535) 

Mall Comercial Gallegos · Santa Rosa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.45054&mlon=-79.96184#map=17/-3.45054/-79.96184) 

School Napoleón Paladines Carreño · La Cuca 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.47827&mlon=-80.04378#map=17/-3.47827/-80.04378) 

College Campus Arenillas Universidad Técnica de Machala · Arenillas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55366&mlon=-80.06114#map=17/-3.55366/-80.06114) 

Police station U.P.C. Policia Nacional Del Ecuador · Arenillas 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55083&mlon=-80.06209#map=17/-3.55083/-80.06209) 

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 La Cuca

Places mapped inside La Cuca in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- Restaurants7

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 Arenillas Canton

- Arenillas
- Carcabón
- Chacras
- Palmales

## Quick answers

- Where is La Cuca?In Arenillas Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Cuca?Arenillas, Chacras, Huaquillas, Jambelí, San Antonio and Santa Rosa
- What is there to see in La Cuca?Reserva Ecológica Arenillas, Bahía, LAS TRES CRUCES, Arenillas City
- What time zone is La Cuca in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Cuca?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Cuca?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Cuca?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Cuca?Settlements lie between 1 m and 23 m
- What is the best time to visit La Cuca?April to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Cuca?Hospital Basico Arenillas. HBA, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Cuca?Agencia Stony, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to La Cuca?Cooperativa JEP, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Cuca?Petroecuador, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Cuca?EC070256 (OCHA common operational dataset)