# El Retiro Parish, Machala Canton, El Oro Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/el-retiro/

Parish · Machala Canton 

# El Retiro

El Retiro is a parish of Ecuador in Machala Canton, El Oro Province. It covers **126.7 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 127km²
- 4mapped services
- 49 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Retiro?

El Retiro lies in [Machala Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/), [El Oro Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pasaje/buenavista/), [Jambelí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/jambeli/), [Machala](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/machala/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/santa-rosa/) and [Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/santa-rosa/victoria/). By area it is the 491st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 34.0% of [Machala Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/machala/). The centre of El Retiro is about 384 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 12 km from Machala, the main town of Machala Canton. The centre point is at 3.3701° S, 79.9574° 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 El Retiro

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in El Retiro: 2 attractions.

- Finca Madeleine Arias · attraction
- Frupinari finca bananera · attraction

### Nearby, outside El Retiro

- Redondel El Pescador · monument, Santa Rosa7.6 km
- Parque Bolivar · theme park, Santa Rosa8.4 km
- Parque de la Madre · monument, Santa Rosa8.5 km
- Parque Antonio José de Sucre · monument, Santa Rosa8.7 km
- Monumento de los Heroes · monument, Santa Rosa9.7 km
- CompuDev Xtreme Cyber · attraction, Machala11 km
- Casa de bolo · attraction, Machala11 km
- Terra Verdi Jardin · attraction, Buenavista11 km
- el pescado · monument, Machala11 km
- San Martín · attraction, Machala11 km
- Casa Ing . Rhon · attraction, Machala12 km
- Interactive Mural it · attraction, Machala12 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: El Retiro

- 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 Rosa9.1 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes51 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 El Retiro

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in El Retiro. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 76 m above sea level (median 49 m).

- Cañas
- Corralito
- El Camao Cañas
- El Recreo
- El Retiro
- Guarumal
- Hacienda El Recuerdo
- Hacienda El Rosario
- La Rotonda
- La Y del Enano
- Las Cañas
- Motuche
- Nueva Esperanza
- San Jose
- San Luis
- San Vicente

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 El Retiro

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Estero Guajabal
- Estero Guarumal
- Estero Pomarosa
- Estero Sacamano
- Río San Agustín

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 El Retiro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Machala 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 El Retiro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud 29 de Noviembre · Santa Rosa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.43836&mlon=-79.96471#map=17/-3.43836/-79.96471) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · Santa Rosa 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.44604&mlon=-79.96086#map=17/-3.44604/-79.96086) 

ATM Banco de Machala · Machala 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.28221&mlon=-79.92857#map=17/-3.28221/-79.92857) 

Petrol pump p&s · El Retiro 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.42855&mlon=-79.96242#map=17/-3.42855/-79.96242) 

Hotel EL PULPO Hotel Restaurante · Santa Rosa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.41308&mlon=-79.99497#map=17/-3.41308/-79.99497) 

Mall Mercado Centro Comercial Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.44824&mlon=-79.96119#map=17/-3.44824/-79.96119) 

School Unidad Educativa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.43685&mlon=-79.97049#map=17/-3.43685/-79.97049) 

College Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.43682&mlon=-79.97151#map=17/-3.43682/-79.97151) 

Police station Distrito de Policía N. 6 Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.44473&mlon=-79.96139#map=17/-3.44473/-79.96139) 

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 El Retiro

Places mapped inside El Retiro in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2
- Restaurants2

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 Machala Canton

- Machala

## Quick answers

- Where is El Retiro?In Machala Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Retiro?Buenavista, Jambelí, Machala, Santa Rosa and Victoria
- What is there to see in El Retiro?Finca Madeleine Arias, Frupinari finca bananera
- What time zone is El Retiro in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Retiro?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Retiro?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Retiro?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Retiro?Settlements lie between 2 m and 76 m
- What is the best time to visit El Retiro?April to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Retiro?Centro de Salud 29 de Noviembre, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Retiro?Banco Pichincha, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Retiro?Banco de Machala, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Retiro?p&s, about 6.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in El Retiro?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Retiro?EC070152 (OCHA common operational dataset)