# Mercadillo Parish, Puyango Canton, Loja Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/mercadillo/

Parish · Puyango Canton 

# Mercadillo

Mercadillo is a parish of Ecuador in Puyango Canton, Loja Province. It covers **28.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 28.1km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,646 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mercadillo?

Mercadillo 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/), [El Arenal](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/el-arenal/), [Guachanamá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/paltas/guachanama/) and [Vicentino](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/vicentino/). By area it is the 912th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.4% of [Puyango Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/loja/puyango/). The centre of Mercadillo is about 450 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 4.0171° S, 79.9467° 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 Mercadillo

### Nearby, outside Mercadillo

- Balneario de las Aguas Sulfurosas de El Arenal · attraction, El Arenal8.2 km
- Gruta San Vicente · cave, Guachanamá11 km
- Cabo de Lampa · attraction, Orianga14 km
- Scenic Lookout · attraction, Pózul15 km
- Casa de la Cultura de Pózul · museum, Pózul17 km
- Bosque Petrificado Puyango · nature reserve, La Libertad20 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: Mercadillo

- 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)64 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa64 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 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 Mercadillo

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Mercadillo. Settlements here lie between about 1,248 m and 1,952 m above sea level (median 1,646 m).

- Chitoque
- El Congo
- La Ciénega
- La Cria
- La Cría
- La Cíenega
- Las Palmas
- Luz de America
- Mercadillo
- San Jose
- San José

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 Mercadillo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puyango Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Mar (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 705 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 19 54 

Feb 19 95 

Mar 19 104 

Apr 19 52 

May 20 24 

Jun 20 15 

Jul 20 13 

Aug 20 9 

Sep 20 9 

Oct 20 20 

Nov 19 23 

Dec 19 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mercadillo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Alamor · Alamor 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01848&mlon=-80.02293#map=17/-4.01848/-80.02293) 

Bank Banco de Loja · Alamor 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01659&mlon=-80.01943#map=17/-4.01659/-80.01943) 

ATM Banco de Loja · Catacocha 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.04935&mlon=-79.64894#map=17/-4.04935/-79.64894) 

Petrol pump ES Petrocomercial Celica · Celica 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.10714&mlon=-79.95365#map=17/-4.10714/-79.95365) 

Hotel Hostal Anderson · Mercadillo 1.6 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 Manuel Agustin Aguirre · Mercadillo 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01717&mlon=-79.94382#map=17/-4.01717/-79.94382) 

College Unidad Educativa Santa Teresita · Celica 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.10352&mlon=-79.95653#map=17/-4.10352/-79.95653) 

Police station Unidad de Policía Comunitaria · Alamor 7.8 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 Mercadillo

Places mapped inside Mercadillo in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools7

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
- El Limo
- Vicentino

## Quick answers

- Where is Mercadillo?In Puyango Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- What borders Mercadillo?Alamor, El Arenal, Guachanamá and Vicentino
- What is there to see in Mercadillo?Balneario de las Aguas Sulfurosas de El Arenal, Gruta San Vicente, Cabo de Lampa, Scenic Lookout
- What time zone is Mercadillo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mercadillo?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Mercadillo?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mercadillo?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mercadillo?Settlements lie between 1,248 m and 1,952 m
- What is the best time to visit Mercadillo?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mercadillo?Hospital de Alamor, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mercadillo?Banco de Loja, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mercadillo?Banco de Loja, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mercadillo?ES Petrocomercial Celica, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mercadillo?EC111054 (OCHA common operational dataset)