# San Luis de El Acho Parish, Santiago Canton – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/san-luis-de-el-acho/

Parish · Santiago Canton 

# San Luis de El Acho

San Luis de El Acho is a parish of Ecuador in Santiago Canton, Morona Santiago Province. It covers **57.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 57.4km²
- 1,044 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Luis de El Acho?

San Luis de El Acho lies in [Santiago Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/), [Morona Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [Chupianza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/chupianza/), [Patuca](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/patuca/), [Santa Susana de Chiviaza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/limon-indanza/santa-susana-de-chiviaza/), [Santiago de Méndez](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/santiago-de-mendez/) and [Yunganza](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/limon-indanza/yunganza/). By area it is the 761st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.2% of [Santiago Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/santiago/). The centre of San Luis de El Acho is about 285 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 7.9 km from Santiago de Méndez, the main town of Santiago Canton. The centre point is at 2.7893° S, 78.3286° 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 San Luis de El Acho

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in San Luis de El Acho: 1 waterfall.

- Cascada de Bombiza · waterfall

### Nearby, outside San Luis de El Acho

- Cascadas del Carmen · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza8.9 km
- Cascada de Nanchikim · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza14 km
- Cascada de Chiviaza · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza14 km
- Cascadas del Rio Chiviaza · waterfall, Santa Susana de Chiviaza14 km
- Piscinas Naturales Yurupasa · nature reserve, San Francisco de Chinimbimi16 km
- Playa Rio Upano · beach, San Francisco de Chinimbimi17 km
- Aguas Termales Pania · attraction, Shimpis18 km
- Red Waterfall · waterfall, Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez18 km
- Cuzcungo · waterfall, Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez19 km
- Cascadas de Chupiankas · waterfall, San Francisco de Chinimbimi20 km
- Tree · attraction, Logroño20 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: San Luis de El Acho

- 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

- Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas59 km
- Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) · Cuenca74 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:12).

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 San Luis de El Acho

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in San Luis de El Acho.

- Cambanaca
- Plan Grande
- San Antonio
- San Jose de Chinganaza
- San Luis de El Acho

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 San Luis de El Acho and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santiago Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 278 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (168 mm) and the driest Sep (91 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July to September**.

- Jan
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- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 125 

Feb 18 131 

Mar 18 165 

Apr 18 168 

May 17 155 

Jun 16 155 

Jul 16 114 

Aug 17 102 

Sep 17 91 

Oct 18 131 

Nov 18 134 

Dec 18 133 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Luis de El Acho

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Tipo A - Yunganza · Yunganza 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.86440&mlon=-78.37142#map=17/-2.86440/-78.37142) 

Bank BanEcuador · Santiago de Méndez 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71691&mlon=-78.32227#map=17/-2.71691/-78.32227) 

Petrol pump Petroecuador · Santiago de Méndez 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.73900&mlon=-78.29636#map=17/-2.73900/-78.29636) 

Hotel Piscinas Hostería Estación Del SOL · Santiago de Méndez 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.72518&mlon=-78.31158#map=17/-2.72518/-78.31158) 

Mall Limón Plaza · Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.96522&mlon=-78.42876#map=17/-2.96522/-78.42876) 

School Escuela Velasco Ibarra · Yunganza 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.82265&mlon=-78.35241#map=17/-2.82265/-78.35241) 

College Instituto Tecnológico Superior Limón · Gral. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.97237&mlon=-78.43922#map=17/-2.97237/-78.43922) 

Police station UPC PALMAS · Palmas 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71888&mlon=-78.63334#map=17/-2.71888/-78.63334) 

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.

## Other parishes in Santiago Canton

- Chupianza
- Copal
- Patuca
- San Francisco de Chinimbimi
- Santiago de Méndez
- Tayuza

## Quick answers

- Where is San Luis de El Acho?In Santiago Canton, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador
- What borders San Luis de El Acho?Chupianza, Patuca, Santa Susana de Chiviaza, Santiago de Méndez and Yunganza
- What is there to see in San Luis de El Acho?Cascada de Bombiza
- What time zone is San Luis de El Acho in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Luis de El Acho?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in San Luis de El Acho?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Luis de El Acho?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit San Luis de El Acho?July to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Luis de El Acho?Centro de Salud Tipo A - Yunganza, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Luis de El Acho?BanEcuador, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Luis de El Acho?Petroecuador, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Luis de El Acho?EC140554 (OCHA common operational dataset)