# Río Bonito Parish, El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/rio-bonito/ Parish · El Guabo Canton # Río Bonito Río Bonito is a parish of Ecuador in El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **155.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 156km² - 1mapped service - 97 mtypical elevation ## Where is Río Bonito? Río Bonito 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 6 other parishes: [Camilo Ponce enríquez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/camilo-ponce-enriquez/camilo-ponce-enriquez/), [El Guabo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/el-guabo/), [Progreso](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pasaje/progreso/), [Pucará](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/azuay/pucara/pucara/), [Tendales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/tendales/) and [Tenguel](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/guayas/guayaquil/tenguel/). By area it is the 415th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 26.8% of [El Guabo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/el-guabo/). The centre of Río Bonito is about 348 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 13 km from Tendales, the main town of El Guabo Canton. The centre point is at 3.1230° S, 79.7297° 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 Río Bonito OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Río Bonito: 1 monument; 1 attraction. - Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA · attraction - Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso · monument ### Nearby, outside Río Bonito - Complejo Turistico con Piscina · attraction, El Guabo7.6 km - Cascadas de Manuel · viewpoint, El Guabo9.3 km - Via a la Concesion LA TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso16 km - Via a la Concesion LA TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso16 km - Via a la Concesion LA TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso17 km - Via a la Concesion LA TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso17 km - Via a la Concesion LA TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso18 km - Via al Sitio Santa Elena · attraction, Progreso18 km - Entrada al sitio Santa Elena · attraction, Progreso18 km - Via a la TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso18 km - Via a la TIGRERA · attraction, Progreso18 km - Via a la concesión la TIGRERA I · attraction, Progreso18 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: Río Bonito - 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 Rosa46 km - Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes87 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:20, 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 Río Bonito Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Río Bonito. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 156 m above sea level (median 97 m). - Chimborazo - Cooperativa Cotopaxi - El Garrido - Esperanza de el Oro - Pagua - Rio Bonito - Río Bonito - San Francisco - San Miguel De Brasil - San Vicente de Ferrer 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 Río Bonito Named natural and historic features inside Río Bonito, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Machalera - Río Pagua 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 Río Bonito 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 Río Bonito Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud · Camilo Ponce enríquez 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06105&mlon=-79.74524#map=17/-3.06105/-79.74524) Bank Cooperativa de ahorro y crédito Santa Rosa · Camilo Ponce enríquez 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06256&mlon=-79.74618#map=17/-3.06256/-79.74618) ATM Banco de Machala · Machala 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28221&mlon=-79.92857#map=17/-3.28221/-79.92857) Petrol pump PDV · Camilo Ponce enríquez 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.05070&mlon=-79.74302#map=17/-3.05070/-79.74302) Hotel Hotel Bella Rica · Camilo Ponce enríquez 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06386&mlon=-79.74799#map=17/-3.06386/-79.74799) Mall Paseo San Nicolás · El Guabo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.24599&mlon=-79.83505#map=17/-3.24599/-79.83505) School Escuela de Educación Básica Ulises Sotomayor · Camilo Ponce enríquez 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.09116&mlon=-79.72825#map=17/-3.09116/-79.72825) College Escuela Juan Pablo II · Pasaje 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.32081&mlon=-79.80725#map=17/-3.32081/-79.80725) Police station UPC Policía Nacional · Camilo Ponce enríquez 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06549&mlon=-79.74887#map=17/-3.06549/-79.74887) 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 Río Bonito Places mapped inside Río Bonito in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Barbones - El Guabo - La Iberia - Tendales ## Quick answers - Where is Río Bonito?In El Guabo Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador - What borders Río Bonito?Camilo Ponce enríquez, El Guabo, Progreso, Pucará, Tendales and Tenguel - What is there to see in Río Bonito?Complejo Turístico Camino al Paraiso, Entrada a la concesión PATRICIA - What time zone is Río Bonito in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Río Bonito?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Río Bonito?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Río Bonito?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Río Bonito?Settlements lie between 12 m and 156 m - What is the best time to visit Río Bonito?April to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Río Bonito?Centro de salud, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Río Bonito?Cooperativa de ahorro y crédito Santa Rosa, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Río Bonito?Banco de Machala, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Río Bonito?PDV, about 8.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Río Bonito?EC070654 (OCHA common operational dataset)