national park
Cajas National Park
A hauntingly beautiful highland park near Cuenca with over 200 glacial lakes, páramo grasslands, and quinoa trees at 4,000 meters.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Canar, Ecuador · South America
La Troncal sits on the route: 20 minutes from Manuel J. Calle, 42km from Cajas National Park.
La Troncal is a town located in Canar, Ecuador. With a population of 36,353, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, La Troncal sits in Ecuador, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Guayaquil time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Troncal to your route.
La Troncal, officially San Pablo de La Troncal is a town and largest city by population in the Cañar Province, Ecuador and the seat of La Troncal Canton.
The region that would become this significant town, was sparsely populated by farmers until the 1950s.
The population began to grow in the 1950s, when migrants fromRead more
Azuay, and the Cañar provinces began to settle in the area in search of new and better job opportunities.
Around the 1990s thanks to the growth of the sugar mill Aztra, migrants from Manabi also began to move in, by which the population was gradually growing in size and importance.
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La Troncal is located in Canar, Ecuador, South America. The coordinates are -2.4247 latitude, -79.3416 longitude.
La Troncal has a population of approximately 36,353 people, making it a town in Ecuador.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
A hauntingly beautiful highland park near Cuenca with over 200 glacial lakes, páramo grasslands, and quinoa trees at 4,000 meters.
42 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Ecuador's most important Inca archaeological site featuring the Temple of the Sun, a perfectly fitted stone structure built without mortar.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A viewpoint at Pistishi over the Devil's Nose, the near-vertical rock face the Guayaquil-Quito railway descends by a zig-zag of switchbacks cut into the cliff in 1902.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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