# El Chorro Parish, Chinchipe Canton, Zamora Chinchipe Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/el-chorro/

Parish · Chinchipe Canton 

# El Chorro

El Chorro is a parish of Ecuador in Chinchipe Canton, Zamora Chinchipe Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 1,053 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Chorro?

El Chorro lies in [Chinchipe Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/), [Zamora Chinchipe Province](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/), [Ecuador](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/). It borders 4 other parishes: [Chito](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/chito/), [La Chonta](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/la-chonta/), [Pucapamba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/pucapamba/) and [Zumba](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/zumba/). By area it is the 998th largest of 1,042 parishes in Ecuador. It covers 1.2% of [Chinchipe Canton](https://wherepedia.org/ecuador/zamora-chinchipe/chinchipe/). The centre of El Chorro is about 525 km in a straight line from Quito, the capital. The centre point is at 4.9136° S, 79.0975° 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 El Chorro

### Nearby, outside El Chorro

- Cerro Mirador · viewpoint, La Chonta4.1 km
- San Francisco · memorial, Zumba6.7 km
- Parque central · attraction, Zumba6.7 km
- Museo arqueologico provincia Chinchipe · museum, Zumba6.8 km
- Cascada La Jalca · attraction, Zumba10 km
- Cascada "La olla de la suerte" · waterfall, Zumba13 km
- Reserva Manakin · nature reserve, San Francisco del Vergel14 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: El Chorro

- 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

- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén84 km
- PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura171 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:11).

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 El Chorro

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in El Chorro.

- El Chorro
- El Lapi
- El Platero
- La Toma
- Llashipa

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 El Chorro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chinchipe Canton, the warmest month is Oct (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 222 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 461 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (80 mm) and the driest Sep (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

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

Jan 19 45 

Feb 19 77 

Mar 19 80 

Apr 19 50 

May 18 26 

Jun 18 22 

Jul 17 20 

Aug 18 15 

Sep 19 14 

Oct 19 31 

Nov 19 38 

Dec 19 43 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Chorro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Reina del Cisne - Zumba · Zumba 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86433&mlon=-79.13261#map=17/-4.86433/-79.13261) 

Bank COOPMEGO · Zumba 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86399&mlon=-79.13134#map=17/-4.86399/-79.13134) 

ATM Cajero de la Coopmego · Palanda 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.64915&mlon=-79.13251#map=17/-4.64915/-79.13251) 

Petrol pump Estación de servicio "Ciudad de Palanda" · Palanda 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.61216&mlon=-79.12627#map=17/-4.61216/-79.12627) 

Hotel El Mirador · Zumba 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86649&mlon=-79.13285#map=17/-4.86649/-79.13285) 

School Escuela de Educación Básica Alejandro Encalada · El Chorro 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.91444&mlon=-79.10456#map=17/-4.91444/-79.10456) 

Police station UPC Zumba · Zumba 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86168&mlon=-79.13351#map=17/-4.86168/-79.13351) 

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 El Chorro

Places mapped inside El Chorro in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Chinchipe Canton

- Chito
- La Chonta
- Pucapamba
- San Andrés
- Zumba

## Quick answers

- Where is El Chorro?In Chinchipe Canton, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
- What borders El Chorro?Chito, La Chonta, Pucapamba and Zumba
- What is there to see in El Chorro?Cerro Mirador, San Francisco, Parque central, Museo arqueologico provincia Chinchipe
- What time zone is El Chorro in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Chorro?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in El Chorro?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Chorro?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit El Chorro?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Chorro?Clínica Reina del Cisne - Zumba, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Chorro?COOPMEGO, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Chorro?Cajero de la Coopmego, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Chorro?Estación de servicio "Ciudad de Palanda", about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Chorro?EC190252 (OCHA common operational dataset)