Parish · Santo Domingo Canton # Puerto Limón Puerto Limón is a parish of Ecuador in Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It covers 244.6 km². 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 245 km² - 32 mapped services - 284 m typical elevation ## Where is Puerto Limón? Puerto Limón lies in Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador. It borders 4 other parishes: El Carmen, El Paraíso la 14, Luz de América and Santo Domingo de los Colorados. By area it is the 281st largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 7.1% of Santo Domingo Canton. The centre of Puerto Limón is about 96 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. It is about 26 km from Santo Domingo de los Colorados, the main town of Santo Domingo Canton. The centre point is at 0.3798° S, 79.3726° W. Source: INEC - Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Puerto Limón OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Puerto Limón: 3 attractions; 1 monument. - Parque drl Cacao · attraction - Pueblo Montubio · attraction - Quinta La Ceiba · attraction - Monumento Eloy Alfaro · monument ### Nearby, outside Puerto Limón - Tola mitad · attraction, El Carmen 10 km - Cementerio aborigen · attraction, El Carmen 10 km - INGRESO "AL ESFUERZO" · attraction, Luz de América 11 km - Finca la Floriana · attraction, Luz de América 12 km - Maranatha · attraction, El Carmen 12 km - Cascada Arcoiris · attraction, El Carmen 13 km - Cascada arcoiris · attraction, El Carmen 13 km - INGRESO "COMPLEJO SANTA ROSA" · attraction, Luz de América 13 km - Burdel Las Palmeras · attraction, El Carmen 14 km - Monumento a la Santísima Virgen del Carmen · monument, El Carmen 14 km - Piscinas Capeira · attraction, El Carmen 14 km - Rio de Oro, recorrido wn canoa · attraction, El Carmen 15 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Puerto Limón - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Guayaquil - Currency Dollar (USD) - Country calling code +593 - Languages Spanish - Plug types Type A, B · 120 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) · Latacunga 103 km - Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) · Quito 117 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:20). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Puerto Limón Open gazetteers list 34 villages, towns and localities in Puerto Limón. Settlements here lie between about 183 m and 407 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Bolivar - Bolívar - Colonape - Com. Tsáchila El Naranjo - Com. Tsáchila El Poste - Congomita - Copal - El Mirador - El Poste - El Progreso - El Recreo - Entrada via La Valencia - La Alegria - La Esparta - La Independencia - La Polvareda - La Union - La Unión - Numancia - Palo Blanco - Paragua - Puerto Limón - Puerto Naranjo - Recinto El Progreso - San Francisco de Peripa - San Isidro del Peripa - San Jacinto - San Juan - San Luis - San Remo - San Vicente de Nila - Santa Cecilia de Pupusa - Santa Isabel - Tahuaza Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Puerto Limón Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Limón, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Nile - Río Pupusa Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Puerto Limón and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santo Domingo Canton, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 187 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,464 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (282 mm) and the driest Aug (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are June to December. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 219 | | Feb | 24 | 255 | | Mar | 24 | 282 | | Apr | 24 | 238 | | May | 24 | 143 | | Jun | 24 | 58 | | Jul | 24 | 27 | | Aug | 25 | 18 | | Sep | 26 | 27 | | Oct | 25 | 46 | | Nov | 25 | 52 | | Dec | 25 | 99 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Limón | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | SSC JOSE RICARDO CHIRIBOGA · Puerto Limón | 1.0 km | Map | | Bank | Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Puerto Limon · Puerto Limón | 0.7 km | Map | | ATM | Pichincha · Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 25 km | Map | | Petrol pump | E.S. Luz de America · Luz de América | 8.0 km | Map | | Hotel | casa de abuela · Luz de América | 8.1 km | Map | | Mall | Centro Comercial El Carmen · El Carmen | 15 km | Map | | School | Unidad Educativa Eugenio Espejo · Puerto Limón | 1.0 km | Map | | College | U.E. Puerto Limon Bloque 2 · Puerto Limón | 0.7 km | Map | | Police station | Policia Parroquia · Puerto Limón | 0.8 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puerto Limón Places mapped inside Puerto Limón in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 1 - Hotels 1 - Schools 21 - Colleges and universities 2 - Pharmacies 3 - Restaurants 2 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other parishes in Santo Domingo Canton - Alluriquín - El Esfuerzo - Luz de América - San Jacinto del Búa - Santa María del Toachi - Santo Domingo de los Colorados - Valle Hermoso ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Limón? In Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador - What borders Puerto Limón? El Carmen, El Paraíso la 14, Luz de América and Santo Domingo de los Colorados - What is there to see in Puerto Limón? Monumento Eloy Alfaro, Parque drl Cacao, Pueblo Montubio, Quinta La Ceiba - What time zone is Puerto Limón in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto Limón? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Puerto Limón? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Limón? 34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Limón? Settlements lie between 183 m and 407 m - What is the best time to visit Puerto Limón? June to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Puerto Limón? SSC JOSE RICARDO CHIRIBOGA, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puerto Limón? Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Puerto Limon, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puerto Limón? Pichincha, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puerto Limón? E.S. Luz de America, about 8.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Puerto Limón? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Puerto Limón? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Puerto Limón? EC230152 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Parish - Area: 244.6 km² - P-code: EC230152 - Canton: Santo Domingo Canton - Main town: Puerto Limón --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/santo-domingo-de-los-tsachilas/santo-domingo/puerto-limon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.