# El Rosario Parish, Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/el-rosario/

Parish · Chaguarpamba Canton 

# El Rosario

El Rosario is a parish of Ecuador in Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province. It covers **91.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 91.8km²
- 2mapped services
- 921 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Rosario?

El Rosario lies in [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 7 other parishes: [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/buenavista/), [Capiro](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/capiro/), [Chaguarpamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/chaguarpamba/), [Guayquichuma](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/catamayo/guayquichuma/), [Portovelo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/portovelo/), [Salatí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/portovelo/salati/) and [San Roque](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/el-oro/pinas/san-roque/). By area it is the 615th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 29.3% of [Chaguarpamba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/). The centre of El Rosario is about 415 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 9.2 km from Chaguarpamba, the main town of Chaguarpamba Canton. The centre point is at 3.7962° S, 79.6314° 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 Rosario

### Nearby, outside El Rosario

- Memorial Minero de Portovelo · memorial, Portovelo7.7 km
- Lampara de carburo · memorial, Portovelo8.6 km
- Mirador del Cerro San José · viewpoint, Portovelo8.8 km
- Molino de cuarzo y mina · memorial, Portovelo9.0 km
- Monumento al minero · memorial, Portovelo9.1 km
- Mirador turístico 5 de Agosto · viewpoint, Portovelo9.2 km
- Monumneto Pique Americano · monument, Portovelo9.3 km
- Magner Turner · museum, Portovelo9.5 km
- The Magnet Turner · museum, Portovelo9.5 km
- Antiguo Hospital Americano · museum, Portovelo9.6 km
- La Chorrera · attraction, Portovelo9.8 km
- Cascada Salati · waterfall, Salatí10 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 Rosario

- 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)36 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa57 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 El Rosario

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in El Rosario. Settlements here lie between about 746 m and 1,055 m above sea level (median 921 m).

- Balzones
- Cordillera de Ramos
- El Pindo
- El Rosario
- El Trapiche
- Las Chontas
- Ramos
- Rio Pindo
- Trapiche
- Vado Ancho
- Yuro Yuro

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 Rosario

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Salado

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 Rosario and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chaguarpamba Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Mar (23 °C). 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 24 54 

Feb 23 95 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 52 

May 24 24 

Jun 24 15 

Jul 24 13 

Aug 25 9 

Sep 25 9 

Oct 24 20 

Nov 24 23 

Dec 24 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Rosario

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dispensario médico IESS · Portovelo 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71636&mlon=-79.61951#map=17/-3.71636/-79.61951) 

Bank Banco de Machala · Portovelo 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71623&mlon=-79.61860#map=17/-3.71623/-79.61860) 

ATM Jaime Roldos y Assad Bucaram · Portovelo 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71842&mlon=-79.61874#map=17/-3.71842/-79.61874) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio LOYOLA · Chaguarpamba 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.87366&mlon=-79.64336#map=17/-3.87366/-79.64336) 

Hotel Hotel Tres Reyes · Portovelo 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.71810&mlon=-79.62130#map=17/-3.71810/-79.62130) 

Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) 

School Escuela Río Amarillo · Portovelo 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.72058&mlon=-79.62028#map=17/-3.72058/-79.62028) 

College UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA · Zaruma 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.68195&mlon=-79.62500#map=17/-3.68195/-79.62500) 

Police station UPC CHAGUARPAMBA · Chaguarpamba 8.7 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Rosario

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

- 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 Chaguarpamba Canton

- Amarillos
- Buenavista
- Chaguarpamba
- Santa Rufina

## Quick answers

- Where is El Rosario?In Chaguarpamba Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Rosario?Buenavista, Capiro, Chaguarpamba, Guayquichuma, Portovelo, Salatí and San Roque
- What is there to see in El Rosario?Memorial Minero de Portovelo, Lampara de carburo, Mirador del Cerro San José, Molino de cuarzo y mina
- What time zone is El Rosario in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Rosario?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Rosario?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Rosario?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Rosario?Settlements lie between 746 m and 1,055 m
- What is the best time to visit El Rosario?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Rosario?Dispensario médico IESS, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Rosario?Banco de Machala, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Rosario?Jaime Roldos y Assad Bucaram, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Rosario?Estación de Servicio LOYOLA, about 8.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Rosario?EC110552 (OCHA common operational dataset)