# Puerto Libre Parish, Gonzalo Pizarro Canton – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/puerto-libre/

Parish · Gonzalo Pizarro Canton 

# Puerto Libre

Puerto Libre is a parish of Ecuador in Gonzalo Pizarro Canton, Sucumbíos Province. It covers **768.2 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 768km²
- 3mapped services
- 817 mtypical elevation

## Where is Puerto Libre?

Puerto Libre lies in [Gonzalo Pizarro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/), [Sucumbíos Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 5 other parishes: [El Dorado de Cascales](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/cascales/el-dorado-de-cascales/), [El Reventador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/el-reventador/), [La Sofía](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/sucumbios/la-sofia/), [Lumbaquí](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/lumbaqui/) and [Rosa Florida](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/sucumbios/rosa-florida/). By area it is the 58th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 34.3% of [Gonzalo Pizarro Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/sucumbios/gonzalo-pizarro/). The centre of Puerto Libre is about 121 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 0.1868° N, 77.5151° 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).

## Know before you go: Puerto Libre

- 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

- Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA) · Tulcán72 km
- San Luis Airport (IPI) · Ipiales77 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Feb (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:27).

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 Puerto Libre

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Libre. Settlements here lie between about 494 m and 837 m above sea level (median 817 m).

- Cabano
- Chingual
- El Recodo
- Flor de Valle
- Kilometro 48
- Kilometro 50
- La Amarilla
- Puerto Libre
- San Pedro de Los Cofanes
- Sinangue
- Umbaquí

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 Puerto Libre

Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Libre, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Amarilla
- Quebrada Cabeno
- Quebrada Cesareo Punta
- Quebrada El Condor
- Quebrada Las Delicias
- Río Becsague
- Río Bombue
- Río Cabeno
- Río Cofanes
- Río Dorado
- Río Llucshugue
- Río Puchuchoa

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 Puerto Libre and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gonzalo Pizarro Canton, the warmest month is Oct (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 206 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,432 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (158 mm) and the driest Aug (67 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 114 

Feb 17 120 

Mar 17 148 

Apr 17 158 

May 17 140 

Jun 16 112 

Jul 16 91 

Aug 16 67 

Sep 17 78 

Oct 17 122 

Nov 17 149 

Dec 17 134 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puerto Libre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Lumbaqui · Lumbaquí 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.04680&mlon=-77.32881#map=17/0.04680/-77.32881) 

Bank BANECUADOR B. P Lumbaqui · Lumbaquí 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.04518&mlon=-77.32982#map=17/0.04518/-77.32982) 

ATM Recinto Simón Bolívar CCS · El Reventador 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.02959&mlon=-77.44414#map=17/-0.02959/-77.44414) 

Hotel Hotel Restaurante Patricia · Rosa Florida 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.38727&mlon=-77.47833#map=17/0.38727/-77.47833) 

School UES · La Bonita 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47255&mlon=-77.54516#map=17/0.47255/-77.54516) 

Police station UPC · Puerto Libre 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.19423&mlon=-77.48824#map=17/0.19423/-77.48824) 

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 Puerto Libre

Places mapped inside Puerto Libre in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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 Gonzalo Pizarro Canton

- El Reventador
- Gonzalo Pizarro
- Lumbaquí

## Quick answers

- Where is Puerto Libre?In Gonzalo Pizarro Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
- What borders Puerto Libre?El Dorado de Cascales, El Reventador, La Sofía, Lumbaquí and Rosa Florida
- What time zone is Puerto Libre in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Puerto Libre?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Puerto Libre?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Puerto Libre?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Puerto Libre?Settlements lie between 494 m and 837 m
- What is the best time to visit Puerto Libre?January and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Puerto Libre?Centro Lumbaqui, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Puerto Libre?BANECUADOR B. P Lumbaqui, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Puerto Libre?Recinto Simón Bolívar CCS, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Puerto Libre?EC210254 (OCHA common operational dataset)