Parish · Eloy Alfaro Canton # Santa Lucía de Las Peñas Santa Lucía de Las Peñas is a parish of Ecuador in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province. It covers 82.1 km². 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 82.1 km² - 19 mapped services - 1 m typical elevation ## Where is Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Santa Lucía de Las Peñas lies in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. It borders 3 other parishes: Anchayacu, La Tola and Lagarto. By area it is the 644th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.8% of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre of Santa Lucía de Las Peñas is about 160 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 30 km from Valdez, the main town of Eloy Alfaro Canton. The centre point is at 1.0640° N, 79.1545° W. Source: INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Santa Lucía de Las Peñas ### Nearby, outside Santa Lucía de Las Peñas - Restos arqueológicos · archaeological site, Montalvo 15 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Santa Lucía de Las Peñas - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil - Currency Dollar (USD) - Country calling code +593 - Languages Spanish - Plug types Type A, B · 120 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) · Tachina 53 km - La Florida Airport (TCO) · Tumaco 95 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 18:13). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Santa Lucía de Las Peñas Open gazetteers list 8 villages, towns and localities in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 23 m above sea level (median 1 m). - Bolsoria - El Retiro - El Rompido - Hacienda Molinita - Las Peñas - Rompido - Santa Lucía de las Peñas - Vainillita Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Santa Lucía de Las Peñas Named natural and historic features inside Santa Lucía de Las Peñas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Estero Vainilla Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Lucía de Las Peñas | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Basic Hospital of Borbón · Borbón | 18 km | Map | | Petrol pump | E/S MIBAC · Borbón | 18 km | Map | | Hotel | Natanael · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas | 3.5 km | Map | | School | Unindad Educativa fiscomisional Concepción Temboury · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas | 3.6 km | Map | | Police station | UPC Las Peñas · Santa Lucía de Las Peñas | 3.4 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas Places mapped inside Santa Lucía de Las Peñas in open map data, by type. - Hotels 9 - Schools 2 - Pharmacies 1 - Restaurants 6 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). 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 - Luis Vargas Torres - Maldonado - Pampanal de Bolívar - San Francisco de Onzole - San José de Cayapas - Santo Domingo de Onzole - Selva Alegre - Telembí - Timbiré - Valdez ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? In Eloy Alfaro Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador - What borders Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Anchayacu, La Tola and Lagarto - What is there to see in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Restos arqueológicos - What time zone is Santa Lucía de Las Peñas in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? 8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Settlements lie between 1 m and 23 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? May to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? Basic Hospital of Borbón, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? E/S MIBAC, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Lucía de Las Peñas? EC080265 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 82.1 km² - P-code: EC080265 - Canton: Eloy Alfaro Canton --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/esmeraldas/eloy-alfaro/santa-lucia-de-las-penas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.