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La Guanta Destination Guide

Explore La Guanta in Ecuador

La Guanta in the region of Zamora-Chinchipe is a town in Ecuador - some 277 mi or ( 445 km ) South of Quito , the country's capital city .

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Current time in La Guanta is now 01:25 PM (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: Riobamba, Pachicutza, Machala, Guayaquil, and Guaranda. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riobamba . Where to go and what to see in La Guanta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Zamora Canton

Zamora is a canton in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province of Ecuador. It was named after Zamora city, the provincial capital and head of the canton of the same name.

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Located at -4.12 -78.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cantons of Zamora-Chinchipe

Nangaritza Canton

Nangaritza Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province. Its capital is the town of Nangaritza. Its population at the 2001 census was 4,797.

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Located at -4.05 -78.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cantons of Zamora-Chinchipe

Nambija mine disaster

The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993. A part of the mountain above the countless mines gave way and buried about 300 people. A definite number will never be known, since there are no records about the number of people living or working in Nambija.

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Located at -4.07 -78.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1993 in Ecuador, 1993 mining disasters