# Yamana Parish, Paltas Canton, Loja Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/yamana/ Parish · Paltas Canton # Yamana Yamana is a parish of Ecuador in Paltas Canton, Loja Province. It covers **21.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.9km² - 3mapped services - 1,062 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yamana? Yamana lies in [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Cangonamá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/cangonama/), [Casanga](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/casanga/), [Catacocha](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/catacocha/), [Lauro Guerrero](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/lauro-guerrero/) and [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/san-antonio/). By area it is the 944th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.9% of [Paltas Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/). The centre of Yamana is about 439 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 7.2 km from Catacocha, the main town of Paltas Canton. The centre point is at 4.0018° S, 79.6932° 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 Yamana ### Nearby, outside Yamana - Calgary Hill · monument, Catacocha7.0 km - Peña Shiriculapo · attraction, Catacocha7.4 km - Gruta · cave, Olmedo9.1 km - Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador · attraction, Olmedo9.5 km - Gruta San Vicente · cave, Guachanamá19 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: Yamana - 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 Rosa71 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, 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 Yamana Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Yamana. Settlements here lie between about 1,016 m and 1,222 m above sea level (median 1,062 m). - La Cordillera - La Cruz - La Merced - Playas - Yamana 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 Yamana Named natural and historic features inside Yamana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Yamana 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 Yamana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Paltas Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Mar (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 370 m lower 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 26 54 Feb 26 95 Mar 26 104 Apr 26 52 May 27 24 Jun 27 15 Jul 27 13 Aug 27 9 Sep 27 9 Oct 27 20 Nov 26 23 Dec 26 33 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yamana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P. S. San Antonio De Paltas · San Antonio 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.98177&mlon=-79.66579#map=17/-3.98177/-79.66579) Bank BANECUADOR · Catacocha 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.05002&mlon=-79.64923#map=17/-4.05002/-79.64923) ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) Petrol pump Sindicato de Choferes · Catacocha 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.03728&mlon=-79.64609#map=17/-4.03728/-79.64609) Hotel Hostería Paraíso de los Paltas · Casanga 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.03057&mlon=-79.73948#map=17/-4.03057/-79.73948) Mall Centro Comercial Paltense · Catacocha 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.07578&mlon=-79.66250#map=17/-4.07578/-79.66250) School Escuela Bermeo Vásquez · Yamana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.99843&mlon=-79.69740#map=17/-3.99843/-79.69740) College Colegio Francisco Valdivieso Alvarado · Yamana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.00385&mlon=-79.69867#map=17/-4.00385/-79.69867) Police station UPC REINA DEL CISNE · Yamana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.00009&mlon=-79.69836#map=17/-4.00009/-79.69836) 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 Yamana Places mapped inside Yamana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - 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 - Lauro Guerrero - Orianga - San Antonio ## Quick answers - Where is Yamana?In Paltas Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador - What borders Yamana?Cangonamá, Casanga, Catacocha, Lauro Guerrero and San Antonio - What is there to see in Yamana?Calgary Hill, Peña Shiriculapo, Gruta, Monumento de Santa Bárbara - Mirador - What time zone is Yamana in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yamana?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Yamana?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yamana?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yamana?Settlements lie between 1,016 m and 1,222 m - What is the best time to visit Yamana?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Yamana?P. S. San Antonio De Paltas, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yamana?BANECUADOR, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yamana?Banco de Loja, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yamana?Sindicato de Choferes, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yamana?EC110959 (OCHA common operational dataset)