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Nueva Armenia Destination Guide

Explore Nueva Armenia in Ecuador

Nueva Armenia in the region of Orellana is a town in Ecuador - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) East of Quito , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Nueva Armenia is now 11:05 AM (Sunday) . 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: Tiputini, San Luis, San Antonio, Riobamba, and Quito. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tiputini . Where to go and what to see in Nueva Armenia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 9 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1942, Populated places in Orellana Province

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.

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Located at -0.82 -75.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ecuador

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