# Madre Tierra Parish, Mera Canton, Pastaza Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/madre-tierra/

Parish · Mera Canton 

# Madre Tierra

Madre Tierra is a parish of Ecuador in Mera Canton, Pastaza Province. It covers **136.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 136km²
- 5mapped services
- 2,193 mtypical elevation

## Where is Madre Tierra?

Madre Tierra lies in [Mera Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/), [Pastaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 6 other parishes: [Cumandá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/palora/cumanda/), [Palora](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/palora/palora/), [Pomona](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/pastaza/pomona/), [Puyo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/pastaza/puyo/), [Shell](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/shell/) and [Tarqui](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/pastaza/tarqui/). By area it is the 467th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 25.7% of [Mera Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/). The centre of Madre Tierra is about 162 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 19 km from Mera, the main town of Mera Canton. The centre point is at 1.5922° S, 78.0083° 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 Madre Tierra

OpenStreetMap lists 10 named sights in Madre Tierra: 8 attractions; 2 viewpoints.

- Acuario Sarahi · viewpoint
- Parque de Madre Tierra · viewpoint
- Cabaña Amarumwasi · attraction
- Casa NISHA · attraction
- Casa del Encuentro - Tuparina Huasi · attraction
- Centro Artesanal AGUA VIVA · attraction
- Centro de Turismo Ecológico Paz Yaku · attraction
- Comunidad Puerto Santa Ana · attraction
- Emprendimiento de Turismo Comunitario CHUPAPUNDA · attraction
- La casa del árbol · attraction

### Nearby, outside Madre Tierra

- Zoo Criadero Tarqui · zoo, Tarqui7.4 km
- Gringo Yaku · attraction, Tarqui10 km
- Monumento al Artesano · monument, Puyo10 km
- Piraña Wasi · attraction, Tarqui11 km
- Kotacocha · attraction, Tarqui11 km
- Rysco Parque · viewpoint, Puyo11 km
- La vaca · monument, Puyo11 km
- Comunidad Sacha Wasi · attraction, Tarqui11 km
- Cañas Kioskos · viewpoint, Puyo11 km
- Comunidad Turística AyamtaJea · attraction, Tarqui11 km
- Complejo Dorado Entrada · viewpoint, Puyo11 km
- Tourist Quechua Show · attraction, Tarqui11 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: Madre Tierra

- 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) · Macas80 km
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga102 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:00) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:11, 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 Madre Tierra

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Madre Tierra.

- Amazonas
- Comunidad Nueva Vida
- Madre Tierra

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 Madre Tierra and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mera Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,072 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,042 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (215 mm) and the driest Sep (115 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 162 

Feb 10 167 

Mar 10 194 

Apr 10 215 

May 9 200 

Jun 8 193 

Jul 8 150 

Aug 9 127 

Sep 9 115 

Oct 10 173 

Nov 10 174 

Dec 10 172 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madre Tierra

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SSC MADRE TIERRA · Tarqui 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.55212&mlon=-78.02252#map=17/-1.55212/-78.02252) 

Bank Banco Pichincha · Puyo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49562&mlon=-78.01830#map=17/-1.49562/-78.01830) 

ATM Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro · Puyo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48606&mlon=-77.99822#map=17/-1.48606/-77.99822) 

Petrol pump Santa Rosa, Puyo , Shell · Puyo 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50544&mlon=-78.03792#map=17/-1.50544/-78.03792) 

Hotel La Eterna Primavera Country Club · Tarqui 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.56536&mlon=-78.00155#map=17/-1.56536/-78.00155) 

Mall Mercado La Mariscal · Puyo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48703&mlon=-77.99502#map=17/-1.48703/-77.99502) 

School Unidad Educativa Comunitaria Intercultural Bilingüe San Jacinto · Madre Tierra 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.59111&mlon=-77.97640#map=17/-1.59111/-77.97640) 

College Intiruto Superior Tecnológico Francisco de Orellana · Puyo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49381&mlon=-78.00999#map=17/-1.49381/-78.00999) 

Police station Upc Tarqui · Tarqui 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.52286&mlon=-78.00344#map=17/-1.52286/-78.00344) 

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 Madre Tierra

Places mapped inside Madre Tierra in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- Restaurants3
- Dental clinics1

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 Mera Canton

- Mera
- Shell

## Quick answers

- Where is Madre Tierra?In Mera Canton, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
- What borders Madre Tierra?Cumandá, Palora, Pomona, Puyo, Shell and Tarqui
- What is there to see in Madre Tierra?Acuario Sarahi, Cabaña Amarumwasi, Casa NISHA, Casa del Encuentro - Tuparina Huasi
- What time zone is Madre Tierra in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Madre Tierra?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Madre Tierra?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Madre Tierra?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Madre Tierra?SSC MADRE TIERRA, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Madre Tierra?Banco Pichincha, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Madre Tierra?Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madre Tierra?Santa Rosa, Puyo , Shell, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Madre Tierra?EC160251 (OCHA common operational dataset)