# Shell Parish, Mera Canton, Pastaza Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/shell/ Parish · Mera Canton # Shell Shell is a parish of Ecuador in Mera Canton, Pastaza Province. It covers **24.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24.1km² - 32mapped services - 2,474 mtypical elevation ## Where is Shell? Shell lies in [Mera Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/), [Pastaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Cumandá](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/morona-santiago/palora/cumanda/), [Madre Tierra](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/madre-tierra/), [Mera](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/mera/) and [Puyo](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/pastaza/puyo/). By area it is the 935th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 4.5% of [Mera Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/pastaza/mera/). The centre of Shell is about 149 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 5.9 km from Mera, the main town of Mera Canton. The centre point is at 1.4921° S, 78.0704° 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 Shell OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Shell: 2 viewpoints; 1 cave; 1 attraction. - Dique de Shell · viewpoint - Parque la Moravia · viewpoint - Complejo Turistico Encanto Natural · attraction - Entrada a Mina Genesis · cave ### Nearby, outside Shell - Acuario Sarahi · viewpoint, Madre Tierra3.4 km - La casa del árbol · attraction, Madre Tierra4.0 km - Monumento al Artesano · monument, Puyo5.2 km - Rysco Parque · viewpoint, Puyo5.4 km - Dique de Mera · attraction, Mera5.5 km - Cañas Kioskos · viewpoint, Puyo6.5 km - Complejo Dorado Entrada · viewpoint, Puyo6.6 km - Centro Artesanal AGUA VIVA · attraction, Madre Tierra6.9 km - Parque de Madre Tierra · viewpoint, Madre Tierra6.9 km - Parque de Olas Morete Puyo · viewpoint, Puyo7.1 km - House Elía's · viewpoint, Puyo7.4 km - Pabellon de los Deportes · monument, Puyo7.6 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: Shell - 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 - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga89 km - Coronel E Carvajal Airport (XMS) · Macas90 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 18:13). 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 Shell Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Shell. - Moravia - Shell 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 Shell Named natural and historic features inside Shell, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Hoya del Pastaza · 1,013 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Pastaza / Rio Amazonas 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 Shell and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mera Canton, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,353 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 8 162 Feb 8 167 Mar 8 194 Apr 8 215 May 8 200 Jun 6 193 Jul 6 150 Aug 7 127 Sep 7 115 Oct 8 173 Nov 9 174 Dec 8 172 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shell Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Shell · Shell 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50187&mlon=-78.05896#map=17/-1.50187/-78.05896) Bank Cooperativa 29 de Octubre · Shell 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50204&mlon=-78.06462#map=17/-1.50204/-78.06462) ATM Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro · Puyo 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48606&mlon=-77.99822#map=17/-1.48606/-77.99822) Petrol pump Azor Shell · Shell 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49868&mlon=-78.06829#map=17/-1.49868/-78.06829) Hotel Mar de Selva Eco Cabañas · Shell 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49359&mlon=-78.07211#map=17/-1.49359/-78.07211) Mall Mercado La Mariscal · Puyo 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48703&mlon=-77.99502#map=17/-1.48703/-77.99502) School Escuela Jacinto Davila Shell · Shell 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49618&mlon=-78.06454#map=17/-1.49618/-78.06454) College INSTITUTO SUPERIOR PEDAGÓGICO CAMILO GALLEGOS DOMÍNGUEZ · Shell 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48357&mlon=-78.05020#map=17/-1.48357/-78.05020) Police station UPC El Recreo · Tarqui 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50399&mlon=-78.01348#map=17/-1.50399/-78.01348) 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 Shell Places mapped inside Shell in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels8 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants13 - 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 - Madre Tierra - Mera ## Quick answers - Where is Shell?In Mera Canton, Pastaza Province, Ecuador - What borders Shell?Cumandá, Madre Tierra, Mera and Puyo - What is there to see in Shell?Complejo Turistico Encanto Natural, Dique de Shell, Entrada a Mina Genesis, Parque la Moravia - What time zone is Shell in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Shell?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Shell?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Shell?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Shell?Hoya del Pastaza (1,013 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Shell?Hospital Shell, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shell?Cooperativa 29 de Octubre, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Shell?Cajero Cooperativa CREA deposito y retiro, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shell?Azor Shell, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Shell?2 mapped - How many banks are in Shell?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Shell?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Shell?EC160252 (OCHA common operational dataset)