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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Pichincha, Ecuador · South America
Mindo sits on the route: 25 minutes from Pacto, 60km from Cuicocha.
Mindo is a town located in Pichincha, Ecuador. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Mindo 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 Mindo to your route.
Mindo (also known as the Mindo Valley) is a mountainous watershed in the western slopes of the Andes, where two of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world meet: the Chocoan lowlands and the Tropical Andes. In this transitional area — which covers an area of 268 square kilometers (103 sq mi) and rangesRead more
from 960–3,440 metres (3,150–11,290 ft) above sea level — three rivers (Mindo, Saloya and Cinto) and hundreds of streams irrigate the landscape, which is a patchwork of cloud forests, secondary forests, agricultural land, and human settlements.
Politically, Mindo is a collection of rural parishes (Gualea, Nanegal, Nanegalito, Pacto) that make up the Noroccidental Administrative Zone of Quito Canton, and parts of Los Bancos Canton within Pichincha Province in the northern sierra region of Ecuador.
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Mindo is located in Pichincha, Ecuador, South America. The coordinates are -0.0520 latitude, -78.7763 longitude.
Mindo has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Ecuador.
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5 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
A Jesuit church in Quito covered in gold leaf, considered one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in the Americas.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The first UNESCO World Heritage city, a colonial treasure at 2,850 meters with 40 churches, gilded monasteries, and vibrant plazas.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A monument marking the equatorial line where you can stand in both hemispheres simultaneously, just north of Quito.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
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.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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