# Barbones Parish, El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/barbones/

Parish · El Guabo Canton 

# Barbones

Barbones is a parish of Ecuador in El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **68.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 68.7km²
- 1mapped service
- 25 mtypical elevation

## Where is Barbones?

Barbones lies in [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [El Guabo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/el-guabo/), [La Iberia](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/la-iberia/), [Machala](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/machala/) and [Tendales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/tendales/). By area it is the 716th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 11.8% of [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/). The centre of Barbones is about 359 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 5.5 km from Tendales, the main town of El Guabo Canton. The centre point is at 3.1630° S, 79.8735° 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 Barbones

### Nearby, outside Barbones

- Playa Bajo Alto · attraction, Tendales6.8 km
- Monumento al General Manuel Serrano · monument, El Guabo9.8 km
- Monumento al Aguador · monument, Machala12 km
- Casa Ing . Rhon · attraction, Machala13 km
- Monumento a Kléber Franco Cruz · memorial, Machala14 km
- PASEO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MERCED · attraction, Machala14 km
- San Martín · attraction, Machala14 km
- el pescado · monument, Machala14 km
- Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana · museum, Machala14 km
- Interactive mural puppeteer · attraction, Machala14 km
- Giant Iron Mural · attraction, Machala14 km
- Mural Interactivo Básquetbol · attraction, Machala14 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: Barbones

- 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 Rosa34 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes71 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 06:21, 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 Barbones

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Barbones. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 79 m above sea level (median 25 m).

- Bajo Alto
- Barbones
- Bocana
- El Porvenir
- La Envidia
- Parlamento
- Sabalucal
- Santa Cruz

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 Barbones

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

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Samuelo Quimi

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 Barbones and the best time to visit

Using the climate of El Guabo Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Oct (23 °C). About 565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (157 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to January**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 79 

Feb 25 136 

Mar 25 157 

Apr 25 78 

May 25 29 

Jun 24 12 

Jul 24 8 

Aug 24 6 

Sep 24 7 

Oct 23 14 

Nov 23 16 

Dec 24 23 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Barbones

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Maria Lorena Serrano · El Guabo 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24059&mlon=-79.83630#map=17/-3.24059/-79.83630) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · El Guabo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24485&mlon=-79.83204#map=17/-3.24485/-79.83204) 

ATM JEP · Machala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.26414&mlon=-79.94329#map=17/-3.26414/-79.94329) 

Petrol pump PyS · El Guabo 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.23327&mlon=-79.82606#map=17/-3.23327/-79.82606) 

Hotel Hostal Venecia · El Guabo 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24105&mlon=-79.83722#map=17/-3.24105/-79.83722) 

Mall Paseo San Nicolás · El Guabo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24599&mlon=-79.83505#map=17/-3.24599/-79.83505) 

School Unidad Del Milenio Gran Eloy Alfaro · Tendales 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.15000&mlon=-79.81670#map=17/-3.15000/-79.81670) 

College INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR EL ORO · Machala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.25981&mlon=-79.93128#map=17/-3.25981/-79.93128) 

Police station Comision de Transito del Ecuador · El Guabo 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.22501&mlon=-79.81593#map=17/-3.22501/-79.81593) 

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 Barbones

Places mapped inside Barbones in open map data, by type.

- Pharmacies1

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 El Guabo Canton

- El Guabo
- La Iberia
- Río Bonito
- Tendales

## Quick answers

- Where is Barbones?In El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders Barbones?El Guabo, La Iberia, Machala and Tendales
- What is there to see in Barbones?Playa Bajo Alto, Monumento al General Manuel Serrano, Monumento al Aguador, Casa Ing . Rhon
- What time zone is Barbones in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Barbones?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Barbones?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Barbones?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Barbones?Settlements lie between 3 m and 79 m
- What is the best time to visit Barbones?April to January
- Where is the nearest hospital to Barbones?Hospital Maria Lorena Serrano, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Barbones?Banco Pichincha, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Barbones?JEP, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barbones?PyS, about 9.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Barbones?EC070651 (OCHA common operational dataset)