Corregimiento · Guararé District # El Macano El Macano is a corregimiento of Panama in Guararé District, Los Santos Province. It covers 30.3 km². 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 30.3 km² - 299 m typical elevation ## Where is El Macano? El Macano lies in Guararé District, Los Santos Province, Panama. It borders 6 other corregimientos: Bahía Honda, Bayano, Espino Amarillo, Las Trancas, Mogollón and Río Hondo. By area it is the 448th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 14.0% of Guararé District. The centre of El Macano is about 176 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 21 km from Guararé, the main town of Guararé District. The centre point is at 7.6725° N, 80.4062° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Macano ### Nearby, outside El Macano - Museum Belisario Porras · museum, Las Tablas 18 km - Mensabé River Sub-basin Multiple Use Area · nature reserve, San José 19 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: El Macano - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - Currency Balboa (PAB) - Country calling code +507 - Languages Spanish, English - Plug types Type A, B · 110 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré 35 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 172 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:07). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; 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 El Macano Open gazetteers list 8 villages, towns and localities in El Macano. The largest with a recorded population: El Macano (34), Nalú (12) and Los Calabacitos (5). Settlements here lie between about 220 m and 826 m above sea level (median 299 m). - Arenal - Buena Vista - Canajagua - El Macano - La Guinea - Los Calabacitos - Nalú - Santa Ana Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Macano Named natural and historic features inside El Macano, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Buena Vista - Quebrada El Espino Amarillo - Quebrada El Parita - Quebrada Flor Amarilla ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Cerro Canajagua · 827 m - Loma Buena Vista · 411 m - Loma Cucula · 308 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Parque Virgen de Santa Ana 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 El Macano and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guararé District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 242 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,845 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (255 mm) and the driest Feb (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are December to April. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 16 | | Feb | 25 | 8 | | Mar | 26 | 16 | | Apr | 27 | 99 | | May | 26 | 246 | | Jun | 25 | 212 | | Jul | 25 | 202 | | Aug | 25 | 217 | | Sep | 25 | 255 | | Oct | 24 | 246 | | Nov | 24 | 243 | | Dec | 24 | 86 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Macano | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital Rural Luis Moreno · El Cedro | 17 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional · El Cedro | 17 km | Map | | ATM | Bitcoin ATM · Oria Arriba | 36 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Estación Delta · Las Tablas | 18 km | Map | | Hotel | ranchito surfcamp · Las Trancas | 7.7 km | Map | | Mall | P.H. Plaza Gringa · Las Tablas | 18 km | Map | | School | Escuela Primaria de Guararé Arriba · Guararé Arriba | 16 km | Map | | College | Universidad de Panamá - Sede de Los Santos · Guararé | 20 km | Map | | Police station | Zona De Policia De Macaracas · El Cedro | 17 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. ## Other corregimientos in Guararé District - El Espinal - El Hato - Guararé - Guararé Arriba - La Enea - La Pasera - Las Trancas - Llano Abajo - Perales ## Quick answers - Where is El Macano? In Guararé District, Los Santos Province, Panama - What borders El Macano? Bahía Honda, Bayano, Espino Amarillo, Las Trancas, Mogollón and Río Hondo - What is there to see in El Macano? Museum Belisario Porras, Mensabé River Sub-basin Multiple Use Area - What time zone is El Macano in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Macano? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Macano? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Macano? 8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Macano? Settlements lie between 220 m and 826 m - What is the highest point in El Macano? Cerro Canajagua (827 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Macano? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Macano? Hospital Rural Luis Moreno, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Macano? Banco Nacional, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Macano? Bitcoin ATM, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Macano? Estación Delta, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Macano? PA090103 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 30.3 km² - P-code: PA090103 - District: Guararé District - Main town: El Macano --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/el-macano/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.