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Portete Destination Guide

Discover Portete in Ecuador

Portete in the region of El Oro is a town located in Ecuador - some 244 mi or ( 393 km ) South of Quito , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Portete

Local time in Portete is now 07:02 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zarumaurcu, Zambotambo, Shatayunta, Riobamba, and Quito. When in this area, you might want to check out Zarumaurcu . We found 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 Portete ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Birding Ecuador Part IV; The Southwest

16:18 min by Hummingbirder1
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Covers Feb 14-18 when we moves south, from the Manglares-Churute area to Buenaventura NP (staying at Umbrellabird Lodge), then to Jorupe with some Moth Mania-photos inserted and a trip down to Zapotil ..

Cuenco and Villcibamba Martinandheike's photos around Cuenco, Ecuador (cuenco area ecuador)

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Martinandheike'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. Learn more about the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Piñas Canton

Piñas is a canton in the El Oro Province, Ecuador. Its seat is Piñas. It is also known as the "Orchid of The Andes" because of the many orchids grown nearby. The town was named Piñas by Juan de Loayza, in honor of his homeland Piñas in Spain. It is located 1,126 metres above sea-level. \t\t \t\t\tPinas-ElOro-Ecuador. JPG \t\t\t View of Piñas City a beautiful place to visit in El Oro Ecuador \t\t\t \t\t The canton was created on November 8, 1940.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.67 -79.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cantons of El Oro

Cerro de Arcos

The Cerro de Arcos is a windswept rock formation in the high paramo of the Ecuadorian southern sierra. It is situated on the border between the provinces El Oro and Loja, on the elevated plain between the Cordillera de Chilla and the Cordillera de Timbayacu at an altitude of 3700 m (12140f). The rock formation features towers, columns and several of the eponymous arches formed by wind and weather erosion. The formation covers an area of about 300 m by 300 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.56 -79.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Mountains of Ecuador, Rock formations

Balsas Canton

For the river in Mexico, see Balsas River. For the city in Brazil, see Balsas (Maranhão) Balsas is a canton in El Oro Province, Ecuador. Its seat is Balsas. It is the location of one of three official border crossings into Peru. The name, Balsas, refers to the balsa wood rafts that travellers used to take over the river to make the crossing, though there is now a bridge spanning the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.76 -79.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Cantons of El Oro