landmark
Quito Old Town
The first UNESCO World Heritage city, a colonial treasure at 2,850 meters with 40 churches, gilded monasteries, and vibrant plazas.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Oyambarillo
Pichincha, Ecuador · South America
About Oyambarillo
Oyambarillo works well as a base: 5 minutes from Puembo, 51km from Mindo Cloud Forest.
Oyambarillo is in Pichincha, Ecuador, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Puembo, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Oyambarillo?
Within an hour or so of Oyambarillo: Quito Old Town (20 km), Basilica del Voto Nacional (20 km), La Compañía de Jesús (21 km), Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) (26 km).
Where is Oyambarillo?
Oyambarillo is in Pichincha, Ecuador, about 4 km from Puembo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,000
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Pichincha
- Timezone
- America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates
- -0.1952, -78.3317
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Worth the detour from Oyambarillo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Basilica del Voto Nacional
A neo-Gothic basilica in Quito whose gargoyles are Galapagos animals (iguanas, tortoises, boobies) and whose towers can be climbed via open planks above the nave vault.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
La Compañía de Jesús
A Jesuit church in Quito covered in gold leaf, considered one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in the Americas.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World)
A monument marking the equatorial line where you can stand in both hemispheres simultaneously, just north of Quito.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Mindo Cloud Forest
A biodiversity hotspot just two hours from Quito, home to over 500 bird species, butterfly farms, chocolate tours, and waterfall hikes.
51 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Cotopaxi National Park
One of the world's highest active volcanoes with a perfect snow-capped cone rising to 19,347 feet.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Cotopaxi Volcano
One of the world's highest active volcanoes at 5,897 meters, with a near-perfect snow-capped cone visible from Quito on clear days.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Cuicocha
A crater lake at 3,068 m in the Cotacachi caldera with two forested lava-dome islands, ringed by a 12 km rim trail. Volcanic gas still bubbles from the lake bed.
56 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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