# El Airo Parish, Espíndola Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/el-airo/

Parish · Espíndola Canton 

# El Airo

El Airo is a parish of Ecuador in Espíndola Canton, Loja Province. It covers **28.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 28.1km²
- 2,100 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Airo?

El Airo lies in [Espíndola Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [27 de Abril](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/27-de-abril/), [Amaluza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/amaluza/), [El Ingenio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/el-ingenio/) and [Santa Teresita](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/santa-teresita/). By area it is the 913th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 5.4% of [Espíndola Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/). The centre of El Airo is about 482 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 4.4801° S, 79.3733° 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 Airo

### Nearby, outside El Airo

- Reserva Comunal Bosque de Angashcola · nature reserve, Santa Teresita9.5 km
- Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos. · attraction, El Lucero11 km
- Balneario Sky Way · attraction, Amaluza12 km
- Gruta · cave, Amaluza13 km
- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave, El Lucero14 km
- Parque Nacional Yacuri · nature reserve, Palanda20 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 Airo

- 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)54 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa135 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:13).

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 Airo

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in El Airo. Settlements here lie between about 1,551 m and 2,105 m above sea level (median 2,100 m).

- El Airo
- El Batan
- El Batán
- El Laurel
- El Tambo Alto
- El Tambo del Airo
- La Huaca
- San Francisco
- Tambo Bajo

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).

## Weather in El Airo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Espíndola Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 300 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 588 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (96 mm) and the driest Sep (19 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 16 58 

Feb 16 96 

Mar 15 96 

Apr 15 64 

May 15 36 

Jun 15 31 

Jul 15 26 

Aug 15 19 

Sep 16 19 

Oct 16 40 

Nov 16 48 

Dec 16 55 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Airo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital PS Tundurama · Amaluza 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.50189&mlon=-79.40474#map=17/-4.50189/-79.40474) 

Bank Coop. Crediamigo · Amaluza 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58158&mlon=-79.42719#map=17/-4.58158/-79.42719) 

ATM Cajero automatico CoopMego · Cariamanga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32643&mlon=-79.55625#map=17/-4.32643/-79.55625) 

Petrol pump ES Petrocomercial Cariamanga · Cariamanga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.30507&mlon=-79.55512#map=17/-4.30507/-79.55512) 

Hotel Posada El Descanso del Floro · El Ingenio 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.40754&mlon=-79.44526#map=17/-4.40754/-79.44526) 

Mall Comercial Christopher · Cariamanga 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32729&mlon=-79.55536#map=17/-4.32729/-79.55536) 

School Escuela José Miguel Carrión · Santa Teresita 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.49631&mlon=-79.39337#map=17/-4.49631/-79.39337) 

College UNIDAD EDUCATIVA "QUILANGA" · Quilanga 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.29446&mlon=-79.40205#map=17/-4.29446/-79.40205) 

Police station UPC "El Lucero" · El Lucero 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.40235&mlon=-79.46867#map=17/-4.40235/-79.46867) 

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 Espíndola Canton

- 27 de Abril
- Amaluza
- Bellavista
- El Ingenio
- Jimbura
- Santa Teresita

## Quick answers

- Where is El Airo?In Espíndola Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Airo?27 de Abril, Amaluza, El Ingenio and Santa Teresita
- What is there to see in El Airo?Reserva Comunal Bosque de Angashcola, Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos., Balneario Sky Way, Gruta
- What time zone is El Airo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Airo?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Airo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Airo?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Airo?Settlements lie between 1,551 m and 2,105 m
- What is the best time to visit El Airo?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Airo?PS Tundurama, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Airo?Coop. Crediamigo, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Airo?Cajero automatico CoopMego, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Airo?ES Petrocomercial Cariamanga, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Airo?EC110656 (OCHA common operational dataset)