# El Arenal Parish, Puyango Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/el-arenal/

Parish · Puyango Canton 

# El Arenal

El Arenal is a parish of Ecuador in Puyango Canton, Loja Province. It covers **27.8 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 27.8km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,217 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Arenal?

El Arenal lies in [Puyango Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Alamor](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/alamor/), [Ciano](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/ciano/), [Mercadillo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/mercadillo/) and [Vicentino](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/vicentino/). By area it is the 915th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.4% of [Puyango Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/). The centre of El Arenal is about 447 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.9761° S, 79.9803° 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 Arenal

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in El Arenal: 1 attraction.

- Balneario de las Aguas Sulfurosas de El Arenal · attraction

### Nearby, outside El Arenal

- Bosque Petrificado Puyango · nature reserve, La Libertad14 km
- Cabo de Lampa · attraction, Orianga14 km
- Museo Bosque Puyango · museum, La Libertad15 km
- El Bosque Petrificado de Puyango · attraction, La Libertad16 km
- Gruta San Vicente · cave, Guachanamá16 km
- Mirador 2 · viewpoint, La Libertad17 km
- Mirador 1 · viewpoint, La Libertad17 km
- Scenic Lookout · attraction, Pózul17 km
- Casa de la Cultura de Pózul · museum, Pózul18 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 Arenal

- 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

- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa59 km
- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes65 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, 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 El Arenal

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in El Arenal. Settlements here lie between about 907 m and 1,530 m above sea level (median 1,217 m).

- Amarillos
- Colorado
- Colorado Nuevo
- Curiachillo
- El Arenal
- El Colorado
- Gramalotes
- Guayacan
- Guayacán
- Las Vegas
- Paltabamba
- Paltapampa
- Valle Nuevo
- Voluntad de Dios

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 Arenal

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Guambona

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 Arenal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puyango Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Mar (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 276 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 22 54 

Feb 22 95 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 22 52 

May 22 24 

Jun 23 15 

Jul 23 13 

Aug 23 9 

Sep 23 9 

Oct 22 20 

Nov 22 23 

Dec 22 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Arenal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Alamor · Alamor 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01848&mlon=-80.02293#map=17/-4.01848/-80.02293) 

Bank Banco de Loja · Alamor 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01659&mlon=-80.01943#map=17/-4.01659/-80.01943) 

ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) 

Petrol pump ES Petrocomercial Puyango · Alamor 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.99754&mlon=-80.03729#map=17/-3.99754/-80.03729) 

Hotel Hostal Anderson · Mercadillo 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01597&mlon=-79.96064#map=17/-4.01597/-79.96064) 

Mall Ferrecuador CIA LTDA · Pindal 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.12973&mlon=-80.09649#map=17/-4.12973/-80.09649) 

School Paulo Freire · El Arenal 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.97673&mlon=-79.97207#map=17/-3.97673/-79.97207) 

College Colegio Heroes de 1941 · Ciano 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.93041&mlon=-79.97241#map=17/-3.93041/-79.97241) 

Police station Unidad de Policía Comunitaria · Alamor 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01414&mlon=-80.01721#map=17/-4.01414/-80.01721) 

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 Arenal

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

- Schools6

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 Puyango Canton

- Alamor
- Ciano
- El Limo
- Mercadillo
- Vicentino

## Quick answers

- Where is El Arenal?In Puyango Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Arenal?Alamor, Ciano, Mercadillo and Vicentino
- What is there to see in El Arenal?Balneario de las Aguas Sulfurosas de El Arenal
- What time zone is El Arenal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Arenal?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Arenal?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Arenal?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Arenal?Settlements lie between 907 m and 1,530 m
- What is the best time to visit El Arenal?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Arenal?Hospital de Alamor, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Arenal?Banco de Loja, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Arenal?Banco de Loja, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Arenal?ES Petrocomercial Puyango, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Arenal?EC111052 (OCHA common operational dataset)