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Elva Destination Guide

Discover Elva in Ecuador

Elva in the region of Orellana is a town located in Ecuador - some 214 mi or ( 345 km ) East of Quito , the country's capital .

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Local time in Elva is now 05:24 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Yasuni, Tiputini, Santa Maria de Huiririma, Riobamba, and Quito. When in this area, you might want to check out Yasuni . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Elva ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tiputini River

The Tiputini River is a tributary of the Napo River in eastern Ecuador. It is the first major, navagable river south of the Napo and forms the northern border of Yasuni National Park. Unlike the Napo, the Tiputini has a relatively deep, narrow channel carved deep into the clay of the Amazon Basin, and it often fluctuates in depth by several meters from day to day.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.82 -75.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ecuador

Nuevo Rocafuerte

Nuevo Rocafuerte is a town in Ecuador. It was founded in 1942 as a result of border agreements which made this location a key border spot.

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Located at -0.93 -75.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1942, Populated places in Orellana Province

Orellana Province

Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca). It was created on July 30, 1998, from part of Napo Province. The name of the province derives from the explorer Francisco de Orellana who it is told to have sailed from somewhere near the town to the Atlantic Ocean. He did this trip several times looking for the gold city of El Dorado and in search of a rumored Nutmeg forest which at the time was a very expensive spice.

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Located at -0.93 -75.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Orellana Province, Provinces of Ecuador