# Luis Vargas Torres Parish, Eloy Alfaro Canton – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/luis-vargas-torres/ Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton # Luis Vargas Torres Luis Vargas Torres is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers **765.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 765km² - 1mapped service - 161 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luis Vargas Torres? Luis Vargas Torres lies in [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/), [Esmeraldas Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 9 other parishes: [5 de Junio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/5-de-junio/), [Alto Tambo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/alto-tambo/), [Atahualpa](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/atahualpa/), [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/san-lorenzo/concepcion/), [García Moreno](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/cotacachi/garcia-moreno/), [Peñaherrera](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/cotacachi/penaherrera/), [Seis de Julio de Cuellaje](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/cotacachi/seis-de-julio-de-cuellaje/), [Selva Alegre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/selva-alegre/) and [Telembí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/telembi/). By area it is the 59th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 17.1% of [Eloy Alfaro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/). The centre of Luis Vargas Torres is about 97 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 47 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 0.6269° N, 78.6696° 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). ## Know before you go: Luis Vargas Torres - 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 - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito91 km - Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán109 km ### Nearest railway station Lita (Lita), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 18:12). 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 Luis Vargas Torres Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Luis Vargas Torres. Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 191 m above sea level (median 161 m). - 11 Angostura - Angostura - Luis Vargas Torres - Playa Rica - Playa de Oro 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 Luis Vargas Torres Named natural and historic features inside Luis Vargas Torres, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Lacha ### Forests and nature 1 nature reserve. - Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve 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 Luis Vargas Torres and the best time to visit Using the climate of Eloy Alfaro Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,031 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (150 mm) and the driest Aug (22 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 117 Feb 24 114 Mar 24 135 Apr 24 150 May 24 111 Jun 24 63 Jul 24 34 Aug 24 22 Sep 25 35 Oct 24 72 Nov 24 87 Dec 24 92 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Luis Vargas Torres Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud · Telembí 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.79462&mlon=-78.91770#map=17/0.79462/-78.91770) Bank Cooperativa CACMU · Lita 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.86826&mlon=-78.45040#map=17/0.86826/-78.45040) Petrol pump Gasolina · Telembí 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.82086&mlon=-78.93600#map=17/0.82086/-78.93600) Hotel Casa del Lago lodging house · García Moreno 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.35000&mlon=-78.73330#map=17/0.35000/-78.73330) School HENRY FORD No. 35 · Luis Vargas Torres 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54721&mlon=-78.59340#map=17/0.54721/-78.59340) Police station Policia Alto Tambo · Alto Tambo 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91257&mlon=-78.54522#map=17/0.91257/-78.54522) 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 Luis Vargas Torres Places mapped inside Luis Vargas Torres 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 Eloy Alfaro Canton - Anchayacu - Atahualpa - Borbón - Colón Eloy del María - La Tola - Maldonado - Pampanal de Bolívar - San Francisco de Onzole - San José de Cayapas - Santa Lucía de Las Peñas - Santo Domingo de Onzole - Selva Alegre - Telembí - Timbiré - Valdez ## Quick answers - Where is Luis Vargas Torres?In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders Luis Vargas Torres?5 de Junio, Alto Tambo, Atahualpa, Concepción, García Moreno, Peñaherrera, Seis de Julio de Cuellaje, Selva Alegre and Telembí - What time zone is Luis Vargas Torres in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Luis Vargas Torres?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Luis Vargas Torres?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Luis Vargas Torres?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Luis Vargas Torres?Settlements lie between 66 m and 191 m - What is the best time to visit Luis Vargas Torres?May to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Luis Vargas Torres?Centro de Salud, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Luis Vargas Torres?Cooperativa CACMU, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luis Vargas Torres?Gasolina, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Luis Vargas Torres?EC080255 (OCHA common operational dataset)