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Characay Destination Guide

Discover Characay in Ecuador

Characay in the region of Cañar is a place located in Ecuador - some 161 mi or ( 260 km ) South of Quito , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Characay

Local time in Characay is now 09:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yatancocha, Romerillo, Riobamba, Quito, and Puyo. When in this area, you might want to check out Yatancocha . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Characay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Banos and Cuenca Sarahwalsh's photos around Banos and Cuenca, Ecuador (banos de cuenca ecuador)

1:36 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 4313 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Sarahwalsh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Banos and Cu ..

Ladies Spinning Wool - Ecuador

0:10 min by jaccyg
Views: 2243 Rating: 5.00

Ladies spinning wool - such skill! ..


sondrie y se feliz _ KIMERA cañar ecuador

5:01 min by john dutan
Views: 585 Rating: 0.00

©2012 JOHN DUTAN,all rights reserved ®" ..

parrot paradise in the amazon rainforest

2:51 min by HIGGINS101
Views: 448 Rating: 0.00

A parrot at an Amazon resort sits at the bar, watches kids slide down a waterslide, and then sunbathes with people. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

TAME 737-200 crash

The 1983 TAME Boeing 737-200 crash was an aviation incident in which a Boeing 737-2V2 Advanced, operated by the Ecuadorian national airline TAME, which was flying on a domestic route from Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito to Mariscal Lamar Airport in Cuenca, crashed into a hill during final approach just one mile (1.6 km) from its final destination, killing all 119 people on board.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -2.54 -79.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1983, Aviation accidents and incidents in Ecuador, TAME accidents and incidents

Cañar River

The Cañar River is a river of Ecuador.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -2.50 -79.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ecuador

Ingapirca

Ingapirca is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador and the name of an Incan archeological site just outside the town. The town was named after the Inca palace and temple site. These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the temple of the sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock. The building is constructed in the Incan way without mortar in most of the complex.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -2.55 -78.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Ecuador, Populated places in Cañar Province

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.