# Amarillos Parish, Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/amarillos/

Parish · Chaguarpamba Canton 

# Amarillos

Amarillos is a parish of Ecuador in Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province. It covers **21.7 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 21.7km²
- 1,215 mtypical elevation

## Where is Amarillos?

Amarillos lies in [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 3 other parishes: [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/buenavista/), [Chaguarpamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/chaguarpamba/) and [Olmedo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/olmedo/olmedo/). By area it is the 946th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 6.9% of [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/). The centre of Amarillos is about 426 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 4.9 km from Chaguarpamba, the main town of Chaguarpamba Canton. The centre point is at 3.8847° S, 79.6879° 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 Amarillos

### Nearby, outside Amarillos

- Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador · attraction, Olmedo7.0 km
- Gruta · cave, Olmedo7.4 km
- La Poza · attraction, Santa Rufina11 km
- Memorial Minero de Portovelo · memorial, Portovelo19 km
- Calgary Hill · monument, Catacocha19 km
- Peña Shiriculapo · attraction, Catacocha19 km
- Lampara de carburo · memorial, Portovelo20 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: Amarillos

- 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

- Ciudad de Catamayo Airport (LOH) · La Toma (Catamayo)37 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa60 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:15).

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 Amarillos

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Amarillos. Settlements here lie between about 891 m and 1,800 m above sea level (median 1,215 m).

- Achirales
- Amarillos
- Arabiscas
- El Naranjo
- Iponuma
- La Esperanza
- La Victoria
- Miraflores
- Puente Guaduas
- Purunuma
- San Ramón

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 Amarillos

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Buenavista

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 Amarillos and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chaguarpamba Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Mar (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 453 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (104 mm) and the driest Sep (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 54 

Feb 22 95 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 23 52 

May 23 24 

Jun 23 15 

Jul 23 13 

Aug 24 9 

Sep 24 9 

Oct 23 20 

Nov 23 23 

Dec 23 33 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Amarillos

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de salud Buenavista · Buenavista 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.89095&mlon=-79.71464#map=17/-3.89095/-79.71464) 

Bank Cooperativa 29 De Enero · Chaguarpamba 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87687&mlon=-79.64504#map=17/-3.87687/-79.64504) 

ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio LOYOLA · Chaguarpamba 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87366&mlon=-79.64336#map=17/-3.87366/-79.64336) 

Hotel Hospedaje Alborada · Chaguarpamba 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87618&mlon=-79.64563#map=17/-3.87618/-79.64563) 

Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) 

School Zona escolar · Buenavista 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.89173&mlon=-79.71426#map=17/-3.89173/-79.71426) 

College Colegio Monseñor Alberto Zambrano Palacios · Olmedo 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.93354&mlon=-79.64608#map=17/-3.93354/-79.64608) 

Police station UPC CHAGUARPAMBA · Chaguarpamba 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87373&mlon=-79.64402#map=17/-3.87373/-79.64402) 

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.

## Other parishes in Chaguarpamba Canton

- Buenavista
- Chaguarpamba
- El Rosario
- Santa Rufina

## Quick answers

- Where is Amarillos?In Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Amarillos?Buenavista, Chaguarpamba and Olmedo
- What is there to see in Amarillos?Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador, Gruta, La Poza, Memorial Minero de Portovelo
- What time zone is Amarillos in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Amarillos?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Amarillos?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Amarillos?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Amarillos?Settlements lie between 891 m and 1,800 m
- What is the best time to visit Amarillos?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Amarillos?Centro de salud Buenavista, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Amarillos?Cooperativa 29 De Enero, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Amarillos?Banco de Loja, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amarillos?Estación de Servicio LOYOLA, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Amarillos?EC110554 (OCHA common operational dataset)