# Lauro Guerrero Parish, Paltas Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/lauro-guerrero/

Parish · Paltas Canton 

# Lauro Guerrero

Lauro Guerrero is a parish of Ecuador in Paltas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **98.2 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 98.2km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,858 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lauro Guerrero?

Lauro Guerrero lies in [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/), [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/), [Cangonamá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/cangonama/), [Casanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/casanga/), [Guachanamá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/guachanama/), [Orianga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/orianga/), [Santa Rufina](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/chaguarpamba/santa-rufina/) and [Yamana](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/yamana/). By area it is the 581st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 8.5% of [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/). The centre of Lauro Guerrero is about 435 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 20 km from Catacocha, the main town of Paltas Canton. The centre point is at 3.9294° S, 79.7878° 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 Lauro Guerrero

### Nearby, outside Lauro Guerrero

- Cabo de Lampa · attraction, Orianga9.0 km
- La Poza · attraction, Santa Rufina9.8 km
- Gruta San Vicente · cave, Guachanamá16 km
- Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador · attraction, Olmedo16 km
- Gruta · cave, Olmedo16 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: Lauro Guerrero

- 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)47 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa59 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 06:22, sunset around 18:16).

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 Lauro Guerrero

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Lauro Guerrero. Settlements here lie between about 748 m and 2,084 m above sea level (median 1,858 m).

- Angamaza
- El Placer
- Jatumpamba
- La Bendita
- La Palma
- Las Chinchas
- Las Moras
- Lauro Guerrero
- Sadal
- San Francisco
- Santa Cecilia
- Santa Gertrudis
- Suanama

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 Lauro Guerrero

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada San José
- Río Cola

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 Lauro Guerrero and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Paltas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Mar (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 426 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 21 54 

Feb 21 95 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 21 52 

May 22 24 

Jun 22 15 

Jul 22 13 

Aug 22 9 

Sep 22 9 

Oct 21 20 

Nov 21 23 

Dec 21 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lauro Guerrero

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de salud Buenavista · Buenavista 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.89095&mlon=-79.71464#map=17/-3.89095/-79.71464) 

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

ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) 

Petrol pump La Y de Olmedo · Olmedo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.94528&mlon=-79.63442#map=17/-3.94528/-79.63442) 

Hotel Hostería Paraíso de los Paltas · Casanga 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.03057&mlon=-79.73948#map=17/-4.03057/-79.73948) 

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 Unidad Educativa Tcnel Lauro Guerrero · Lauro Guerrero 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96721&mlon=-79.75895#map=17/-3.96721/-79.75895) 

College Colegio Agropecuario Lauro Guerrero · Lauro Guerrero 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96803&mlon=-79.75868#map=17/-3.96803/-79.75868) 

Police station UPC CHINCHANGA · Lauro Guerrero 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96695&mlon=-79.76007#map=17/-3.96695/-79.76007) 

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 Lauro Guerrero

Places mapped inside Lauro Guerrero in open map data, by type.

- Schools5
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations1

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 Paltas Canton

- Cangonamá
- Casanga
- Catacocha
- Guachanamá
- Orianga
- San Antonio
- Yamana

## Quick answers

- Where is Lauro Guerrero?In Paltas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Lauro Guerrero?Buenavista, Cangonamá, Casanga, Guachanamá, Orianga, Santa Rufina and Yamana
- What is there to see in Lauro Guerrero?Cabo de Lampa, La Poza, Gruta San Vicente, Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador
- What time zone is Lauro Guerrero in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Lauro Guerrero?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Lauro Guerrero?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lauro Guerrero?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lauro Guerrero?Settlements lie between 748 m and 2,084 m
- What is the best time to visit Lauro Guerrero?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lauro Guerrero?Centro de salud Buenavista, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lauro Guerrero?Cooperativa 29 De Enero, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lauro Guerrero?Banco de Loja, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lauro Guerrero?La Y de Olmedo, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lauro Guerrero?EC110954 (OCHA common operational dataset)