# El Limo Parish, Puyango Canton, Loja Province – Villages & Map

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

Parish · Puyango Canton 

# El Limo

El Limo is a parish of Ecuador in Puyango Canton, Loja Province. It covers **204.1 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 204km²
- 17mapped services
- 688 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Limo?

El Limo lies in [Puyango Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/), [Loja Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [12 de Diciembre](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/pindal/12-de-diciembre/), [Alamor](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/alamor/), [Bolaspamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/zapotillo/bolaspamba/), [Mangahurco](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/zapotillo/mangahurco/), [Milagros](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/pindal/milagros/) and [Paletillas](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/zapotillo/paletillas/). By area it is the 341st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 32.0% of [Puyango Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/). The centre of El Limo is about 457 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 3.9932° S, 80.1799° 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 Limo

### Nearby, outside El Limo

- El Bosque Petrificado de Puyango · attraction, La Libertad16 km
- Mirador 1 · viewpoint, La Libertad16 km
- Mirador 2 · viewpoint, La Libertad16 km
- Museo Bosque Puyango · museum, La Libertad17 km
- Bosque Petrificado Puyango · nature reserve, La Libertad19 km
- Casa de la Cultura de Pózul · museum, Pózul20 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 Limo

- 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

- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes54 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa65 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:17).

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 Limo

Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in El Limo. Settlements here lie between about 360 m and 1,146 m above sea level (median 688 m).

- Balsa Real
- Banderones
- Buenavista
- Dos Quebradas
- El Limo
- Entrada a La Bocana
- Jorupe
- La Esperanza
- La Libertad
- La Noria
- La Palmira
- La Pampa
- La Union
- La Unión
- Las Pampas de Turinuma
- Mangurquillo
- Pitayo
- Sahinos
- Sahinos Alto
- San Francisco
- San Jose de Limo
- San José del Limo
- San Pedro
- Tilaco
- Tilacos
- Tres de Noviembre
- Turinuma
- Turinuma Alto
- Turinuma Chico
- Turinuma San Francisco
- Zapallos

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 Limo

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Turinuma

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 Limo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puyango Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Mar (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 253 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 25 54 

Feb 25 95 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 26 52 

May 26 24 

Jun 26 15 

Jul 26 13 

Aug 27 9 

Sep 27 9 

Oct 26 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 El Limo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Alamor · Alamor 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01848&mlon=-80.02293#map=17/-4.01848/-80.02293) 

Bank BANECUADOR · Pindal 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.11511&mlon=-80.10725#map=17/-4.11511/-80.10725) 

Petrol pump ES Petrocomercial Puyango · Alamor 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.99754&mlon=-80.03729#map=17/-3.99754/-80.03729) 

Hotel B&Z Hosteria · Pindal 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.11056&mlon=-80.10674#map=17/-4.11056/-80.10674) 

Mall Ferrecuador CIA LTDA · Pindal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.12973&mlon=-80.09649#map=17/-4.12973/-80.09649) 

School Escuela Fiscal Mixta Cumaná · El Limo 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.99460&mlon=-80.17712#map=17/-3.99460/-80.17712) 

College Tecnico Tne. Maximialino Rodriguez · Pózul 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.11883&mlon=-80.05926#map=17/-4.11883/-80.05926) 

Police station Unidad de Policía Comunitaria · Alamor 18 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 Limo

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

- Schools17

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 Arenal
- Mercadillo
- Vicentino

## Quick answers

- Where is El Limo?In Puyango Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Limo?12 de Diciembre, Alamor, Bolaspamba, Mangahurco, Milagros and Paletillas
- What is there to see in El Limo?El Bosque Petrificado de Puyango, Mirador 1, Mirador 2, Museo Bosque Puyango
- What time zone is El Limo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Limo?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Limo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Limo?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Limo?Settlements lie between 360 m and 1,146 m
- What is the best time to visit El Limo?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Limo?Hospital de Alamor, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Limo?BANECUADOR, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Limo?ES Petrocomercial Puyango, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Limo?EC111053 (OCHA common operational dataset)