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Explore Pillig in Ecuador

Pillig in the region of Cotopaxi is a town in Ecuador - some 42 mi or ( 67 km ) South of Quito , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pillig

Current time in Pillig is now 02:42 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Toacazo, Saquisili, San Juan de Pastocalle, Riobamba, and Quito. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toacazo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pillig ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cambio de Mando Mama Negra novembrina 09

3:42 min by Turismo Cotopaxi
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Ceremonia Previa a la salida de la Mama Negra novembrina 09. Nos olvides de visitarnos en www.mamanegra.com.ec ..

Climbing Cotopaxi and Chimborazo

3:06 min by highsummits
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Join us and enjoy an unforgettable climbing experience in the mountains of Ecuador with High Summits, Mountain and trekking tour operator in Ecuador. ..


Formulario DS-160 Foto Max Ecuador

3:07 min by Fotomaxecuador
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Asesoria para llenar el Formulario DS-160 para la Visa Americana ..

Ecuador - small country, rich culture.

8:54 min by Witold Motak
Views: 401 Rating: 5.00

This Annual fiesta takes place in a city of Saquisilí and includes a coloreful parade, parformances of local bands, as well as bull fighting. Autentic costumes, typical food of Cotopaxi region of Ecua ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cotopaxi International Airport

Cotopaxi International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi) is an international airport in Latacunga, the capital of the province of Cotopaxi in Ecuador. It has the second longest runway in Ecuador. Cargo B airlines once operated to the airport with Boeing 747 freighter airplanes, making it the largest airplane to operate at this airport. Cargolux currently operates the type to Europe from Cotopaxi.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.91 -78.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province

Estadio La Cocha

Estadio La Cocha is a multi-use stadium in Latacunga, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi of the Serie B de Ecuador, and of Club Social y Deportivo Cotopaxi and Sociedad Deportiva Flamengo of the Segunda Categoría. The stadium holds 15,200 spectators and opened in 1982.

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Located at -0.92 -78.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Football venues in Ecuador

Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga is a diocese located in the city of Latacunga in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.

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Located at -0.93 -78.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Religious organizations established in 1963, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century, Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 28 km south of Quito, Ecuador, South America. It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m Cotopaxi has an almost symmetrical cone that rises from a highland plain of about 3,800 metres (12,500 ft), with a width at its base of about 23 kilometres (14 mi). It has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height of 5,000 metres (16,400 ft).

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Located at -0.68 -78.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 18th-century volcanic events, 19th-century volcanic events, 20th-century volcanic events, Active volcanoes, Glaciers of Ecuador, Mountains of Ecuador, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanoes of Ecuador

Pastaza River

The Pastaza (formerly known as the Sumatara) is a large tributary to the Marañón River in the northwestern Amazon Basin of South America. It has its headwaters in the Ecuadorian province of Cotapaxi, flowing off of the northwestern slopes of the volcano Cotopaxi and known as the Patate River. The Patate flows south and in Tungurahua Province it is joined by the Chambo River just upstream from the town of Baños de Agua Santa just north of the volcano Mount Tungurahua and becomes the Pastaza.

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Located at -0.67 -78.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: International rivers of South America, Rivers of Ecuador, Rivers of Peru, Tributaries of the Amazon River

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