# Santa Teresita Parish, Espíndola Canton, Loja Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/santa-teresita/

Parish · Espíndola Canton 

# Santa Teresita

Santa Teresita is a parish of Ecuador in Espíndola Canton, Loja Province. It covers **77.0 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 77.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,091 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santa Teresita?

Santa Teresita 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: [Amaluza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/amaluza/), [El Airo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/el-airo/), [El Ingenio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/el-ingenio/) and [Valladolid](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/palanda/valladolid/). By area it is the 669th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 14.9% of [Espíndola Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/espindola/). The centre of Santa Teresita is about 487 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 4.5313° S, 79.3705° 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 Santa Teresita

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Santa Teresita: 1 nature reserve.

- Reserva Comunal Bosque de Angashcola · nature reserve

### Nearby, outside Santa Teresita

- Balneario Sky Way · attraction, Amaluza7.5 km
- Gruta · cave, Amaluza8.1 km
- Parque Nacional Yacuri · nature reserve, Palanda14 km
- Balneario El Lucero - Unión de los dos Ríos. · attraction, El Lucero16 km
- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave, El Lucero18 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: Santa Teresita

- 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)60 km
- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén135 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 Santa Teresita

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Teresita. Settlements here lie between about 1,735 m and 2,310 m above sea level (median 2,091 m).

- Cangochara
- Cashcal
- Cochecorral
- Collingora
- Collingora Alto
- Collingora Bajo
- El Limon
- El Sango
- Gualache
- Guarango
- Jorupe
- Las Minas
- Loma Larga
- Lumal Bajo
- Santa Teresita
- Tundurama
- Ventanilla

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 Santa Teresita 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 291 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 16 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 Santa Teresita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital PS Tundurama · Amaluza 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.50189&mlon=-79.40474#map=17/-4.50189/-79.40474) 

Bank Coop. Crediamigo · Amaluza 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58158&mlon=-79.42719#map=17/-4.58158/-79.42719) 

ATM Cajero de la Coopmego · Palanda 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.64915&mlon=-79.13251#map=17/-4.64915/-79.13251) 

Petrol pump Estación de servicio "Ciudad de Palanda" · Palanda 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.61216&mlon=-79.12627#map=17/-4.61216/-79.12627) 

Hotel El Escorial · Amaluza 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58090&mlon=-79.42605#map=17/-4.58090/-79.42605) 

Mall Comercial Christopher · Cariamanga 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.32729&mlon=-79.55536#map=17/-4.32729/-79.55536) 

School Escuela Libia Merchán · Santa Teresita 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.52112&mlon=-79.39728#map=17/-4.52112/-79.39728) 

College UNIDAD EDUCATIVA "QUILANGA" · Quilanga 27 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 18 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santa Teresita

Places mapped inside Santa Teresita in open map data, by type.

- Schools4

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 Espíndola Canton

- 27 de Abril
- Amaluza
- Bellavista
- El Airo
- El Ingenio
- Jimbura

## Quick answers

- Where is Santa Teresita?In Espíndola Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Santa Teresita?Amaluza, El Airo, El Ingenio and Valladolid
- What is there to see in Santa Teresita?Reserva Comunal Bosque de Angashcola
- What time zone is Santa Teresita in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Santa Teresita?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Santa Teresita?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santa Teresita?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santa Teresita?Settlements lie between 1,735 m and 2,310 m
- What is the best time to visit Santa Teresita?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Teresita?PS Tundurama, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Santa Teresita?Coop. Crediamigo, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Teresita?Cajero de la Coopmego, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Teresita?Estación de servicio "Ciudad de Palanda", about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santa Teresita?EC110653 (OCHA common operational dataset)