Parish · San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton
# La Merced de Buenos Aires

La Merced de Buenos Aires is a parish of Ecuador in San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province. It covers 383.8 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 384 km²
- 3 mapped services
- 3,422 m typical elevation

## Where is La Merced de Buenos Aires?

La Merced de Buenos Aires lies in San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. It borders 5 other parishes: Alto Tambo, Cahuasquí, Imantag, La Carolina and Lita. By area it is the 162nd largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 52.1% of San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton. The centre of La Merced de Buenos Aires is about 98 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 31 km from Urcuquí, the main town of San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton. The centre point is at 0.6343° N, 78.3722° 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 La Merced de Buenos Aires

### Nearby, outside La Merced de Buenos Aires
- Museo de Piedra · museum, Jijón y Caamaño 20 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: La Merced de Buenos Aires
- 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
- Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán 76 km
- San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales 82 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Carchi (Concepción), about 26 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 18:11).

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 La Merced de Buenos Aires

Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in La Merced de Buenos Aires.
- Chinchiví
- El Triunfo
- Hacienda Chinchiví
- La Merced de Buenos Aires
- La Primavera
- Palmira de Toctemi
- San José
- San Luis
- San Pedro

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Weather in La Merced de Buenos Aires and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,230 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,043 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (148 mm) and the driest Aug (26 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 5 | 104 |
| Feb | 5 | 105 |
| Mar | 5 | 132 |
| Apr | 5 | 148 |
| May | 5 | 108 |
| Jun | 4 | 59 |
| Jul | 4 | 40 |
| Aug | 5 | 26 |
| Sep | 5 | 40 |
| Oct | 5 | 81 |
| Nov | 5 | 103 |
| Dec | 5 | 98 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Merced de Buenos Aires
| Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | |
| Hospital | Subcentro de Salud · Jijón y Caamaño | 19 km | Map |
| Bank | Cooperativa CACMU · Cahuasquí | 22 km | Map |
| Petrol pump | Petrocomercial Lita · Lita | 27 km | Map |
| Hotel | La Reina Corazón Turistico · La Carolina | 16 km | Map |
| School | 12 de Diciembre · La Carolina | 14 km | Map |
| College | Col. 19 de Noviembre · Concepción | 27 km | Map |
| Police station | UPC Limonal · La Carolina | 19 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 La Merced de Buenos Aires

Places mapped inside La Merced de Buenos Aires in open map data, by type.
- Restaurants 3

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 San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton
- Cahuasquí
- Pablo Arenas
- San Blas
- Tumbabiro
- Urcuquí

## Quick answers
- Where is La Merced de Buenos Aires? In San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
- What borders La Merced de Buenos Aires? Alto Tambo, Cahuasquí, Imantag, La Carolina and Lita
- What is there to see in La Merced de Buenos Aires? Museo de Piedra
- What time zone is La Merced de Buenos Aires in? UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Merced de Buenos Aires? Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Merced de Buenos Aires? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Merced de Buenos Aires? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Merced de Buenos Aires? Subcentro de Salud, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Merced de Buenos Aires? Cooperativa CACMU, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Merced de Buenos Aires? Petrocomercial Lita, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Merced de Buenos Aires? EC100652 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Parish
- Area: 383.8 km²
- P-code: EC100652
- Canton: San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton
- Main town: La Merced de Buenos Aires

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/imbabura/san-miguel-de-urcuqui/la-merced-de-buenos-aires/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.