# Las Huacas Corregimiento, Río de Jesús District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/las-huacas/ Corregimiento · Río de Jesús District # Las Huacas Las Huacas is a corregimiento of Panama in Río de Jesús District, Veraguas Province. It covers **87.7 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.7km² - 1mapped service - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Las Huacas? Las Huacas lies in [Río de Jesús District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/), [Veraguas Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 5 other corregimientos: [Catorce de Noviembre](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/catorce-de-noviembre/), [Guarumal](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/sona/guarumal/), [La Soledad](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/sona/la-soledad/), [Río de Jesús](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/rio-de-jesus/) and [Utira](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/utira/). By area it is the 219th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 25.1% of [Río de Jesús District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/rio-de-jesus/). The centre of Las Huacas is about 218 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 9.2 km from Río de Jesús, the main town of Río de Jesús District. The centre point is at 7.9009° N, 81.1643° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Know before you go: Las Huacas - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - CurrencyBalboa (PAB) - Country calling code+507 - LanguagesSpanish, English - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré84 km - Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David150 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 18:09). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Las Huacas Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Las Huacas. The largest with a recorded population: Las Huacas (180), Trinidad Arriba (174), Cerro Banco (141), Trinidad Abajo (107), Maquencal (91) and Arribeños (91). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 98 m above sea level (median 33 m). - Arribeños - Bejucal - Cerro Banco - Cerro Blanco - El Bongo - El Junco - El Palmar - El Pedernal - El Pontón - El Restingue - El Temblador - Isla Verde - Junquito - La Barrancosa - La Trinidad Abajo - La Trinidad Arriba - Las Flores - Las Huacas - Las Piedras - Los Díaz - Los Manguitos - Los Ruices - Maguencal - Maquencal - Margarita - Pedernal - Pocrí - Puerto La Agua - Trinidad Abajo - Trinidad Arriba 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 Las Huacas Named natural and historic features inside Las Huacas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Caimito - Quebrada El Jagüito - Quebrada El Mayo - Quebrada El Piojo - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Guayabito - Quebrada La Barrancosa - Quebrada La Vigía - Quebrada La Yegua - Quebrada Las Lajas - Quebrada Membrillal - Quebrada Natina ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Isla Verde - Islote de Membrillal ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 1 mountain. - Cerro La Vigía · 334 m - Loma Caliente · 295 m - Cerro La Meseta · 178 m - Cerro del Espavé · 173 m - Cerro Tinaja · 139 m - Loma La Cabuya · 128 m - Cerro Agua · 118 m - Cerro Banco · 116 m - Cerro El Peñón · 107 m 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 Las Huacas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Río de Jesús District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,936 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (261 mm) and the driest Feb (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 18 Feb 27 9 Mar 28 18 Apr 29 100 May 27 254 Jun 26 215 Jul 26 223 Aug 26 233 Sep 26 260 Oct 26 261 Nov 26 258 Dec 26 87 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Las Huacas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital health post · Leones 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73121&mlon=-81.10497#map=17/7.73121/-81.10497) Bank Caja de Ahorro · Soná 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00984&mlon=-81.31623#map=17/8.00984/-81.31623) ATM BNP · Atalaya 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04410&mlon=-80.92508#map=17/8.04410/-80.92508) Petrol pump Delta · Guarumal 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79904&mlon=-81.25906#map=17/7.79904/-81.25906) Hotel Delicias Resort · Montijo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98897&mlon=-81.05844#map=17/7.98897/-81.05844) Mall Peleteria Egberto · Santiago 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09586&mlon=-80.98187#map=17/8.09586/-80.98187) School I.P.T Rio de Jesus · Las Huacas 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93400&mlon=-81.15309#map=17/7.93400/-81.15309) College Inadeh El Bongo · Montijo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94581&mlon=-81.05437#map=17/7.94581/-81.05437) Police station Policia Nacional · Río de Jesús 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98433&mlon=-81.16271#map=17/7.98433/-81.16271) 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 Las Huacas Places mapped inside Las Huacas 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 corregimientos in Río de Jesús District - Catorce de Noviembre - Los Castillos - Río de Jesús - Utira ## Quick answers - Where is Las Huacas?In Río de Jesús District, Veraguas Province, Panama - What borders Las Huacas?Catorce de Noviembre, Guarumal, La Soledad, Río de Jesús and Utira - What time zone is Las Huacas in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Las Huacas?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Las Huacas?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Las Huacas?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Las Huacas?Settlements lie between 3 m and 98 m - What is the highest point in Las Huacas?Cerro La Vigía (334 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Las Huacas?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Las Huacas?health post, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Las Huacas?Caja de Ahorro, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Las Huacas?BNP, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Las Huacas?Delta, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Las Huacas?PA130802 (OCHA common operational dataset)