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Oyacachi Destination Guide

Touring Oyacachi in Ecuador

Oyacachi in the region of Napo is a city located in Ecuador - some 32 mi or ( 51 km ) East of Quito , the country's capital city .

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Time in Oyacachi is now 09:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: San Francisco, Riobamba, Quito, Puyo, and Puerto Francisco de Orellana. Being here already, consider visiting San Francisco . Check out our recommendations for Oyacachi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Papallacta

Papallacta is a small village in Napo Province, Ecuador located at an altitude of 3,300 m in the Andes just off the Eastern Cordilleras on the road from Quito which leads into the Amazon jungle. The scenic drive from Quito to Papallacta passes through several towns and small villages before ascending to a peak of over 4,000 m where views of mountains and glaciers are visible.

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Located at -0.37 -78.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Napo Province

Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles. The Equator usually refers to the Earth's equator: an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Other planets and astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined.

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Located at 0.00 -77.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Celestial coordinate system, Geodesy, Lines of latitude, Tropics

Quitsato Sundial

Because of its design, the shadow projected by the gnomon on the dial lines can indicate solstices, equinoxes, and also months of the year with great precision. ]] The Quitsato Sundial is a cultural-touristic place located at La Mitad Del Mundo, near to Cayambe, 47km at North of Quito. It was built at 2006 and inaugurated at 2007 as an independent, non-profit project in a 24756 ft² (2300 m²) area.

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Located at 0.00 -78.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Quito, Tourism in Ecuador, Visitor attractions in Ecuador