Alfaro
in Cantón Quito of Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador
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Mariscal Sucre International Airport (7 mi) - Cotopaxi International Airport (47 mi)
- Chachoán Airport (68 mi)
- Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport (91 mi)
- Rio Amazonas Airport (93 mi)
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San Luis Airport (96 mi) - Francisco De Orellana Airport (107 mi)
- General Rivadeneira Airport (114 mi)
- Sangay National Park (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- City of Quito (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -0.233 and -78.517 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -0° 13' 59" and W -78° 31' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:53 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 6:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 0.199 and 101.480 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mentulik - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ecuador.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ecuador. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Alfaro
Alfaro in Cantón Quito (Provincia de Pichincha) is located in Ecuador a little east of Quito, the country's capital town.
Current time in Alfaro is now 09:53 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Guayaquil with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Alfaro. The closest airport in Ecuador is Mariscal Sucre International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Ecuador is Sangay National Park in a distance of 59 mi (or 95 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Quito, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ibarra, Latacunga and Ambato. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 19% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 62% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BEST WESTERN CPLAZA HOTEL
Casa Gangotena
Patio Andaluz
Posada Mirolindo
Casa El Edén
Kinde House
Hotel Catedral Internacional
Hotel El Relicario del Carmen
Mia Leticia
Hostal Quito Cultural
Videos from this area
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A Tour of the Historic Centre of Quito
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Quito Eterno
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Barrio La Ronda, Quito
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Quito Video
The official video for the city of Quito, produced for the Quito Visitors' Bureau (www.quito.com.ec)
Quito 2023 - Sangre, sangre y más sangre (Making Of)
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Viudas en el Centro y Sur de Quito, 2009
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Museo de la Defensa «Casa de Sucre» con nueva cara
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Quito Metro
Quito, officially the Metropolitan District of Quito (Spanish: Distrito Metropolitano de Quito), is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador.
El Panecillo
El Panecillo (from Spanish panecillo small piece of bread, diminutive of pan bread) is a 200-metre-high hill of volcanic-origin, with loess soil, located between southern and central Quito. Its peak is at an elevation of 3,016 metres above sea level. The original name used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Quito was Yavirac. According to Juan de Velasco, a Jesuit historian, on top of Yavirac there was a temple which the Indians used to worship the sun.
Cayambe Canton
Cayambe is a canton in the northeast of the province of Pichincha, in northern Ecuador, South America. The canton is named after the Cayambe, a 5,800-meter-high snow-covered stratovolcano in the east of the canton. The main part of the canton occupies the eastern portion of the Pisque river basin and is surrounded by volcanoes. The seat of the canton, also named after the volcano, is Cayambe.
Mejía Canton
Mejía is a canton in the province of Pichincha in northern Ecuador. It is named after Ecuadorian political figure Jose Mejia Lequerica. The canton includes a volcano in the Central Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes called Rumiñahui. The seat of the canton is called Machachi. Machachi is located to the south of the capital of Ecuador, Quito.
Puerto Quito Canton
Puerto Quito is a canton in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It has only one parish, the urban parish of Puerto Quito, which is also the seat of the canton.
La Magdalena, Quito
La Magdalena is an electoral parish (parroquia electorale urban) or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes.
Church of the Society of Jesus
La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús (English: The Church of the Society of Jesus, known colloquially as La Compañía) is a Jesuit church in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It is among the best-known churches in Quito because of its large central nave, which is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings.
Church and Convent of St. Francis
The Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco, colloquially known as El San Francisco, is a colonial-styled church and monastery located in Quito, Ecuador.
Plaza de la Independencia
Independence Square, also known as Big Square . Historic public square of Quito, located in the heart of the old city. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation. Its main feature is the monument to the independence heroes of August 10, 1809, date remembered as the First Cry of Independence of the Royal Audience of Quito from spanish monarchy.
Municipality of Quito
The Municipality of Quito (officially the Illustrious Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito) is the governing body of the city of Quito and the canton that shares its name. Its headquarters are at the Municipal Palace, located on the east side of the Plaza de La Independencia
Carondelet Palace
Carondelet Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Carondelet) is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in the historical center of Quito. Axis is the nerve of the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande (colonial name), around which were built in addition the Archbishop's Palace, the Municipal Palace, the Hotel Plaza Grande and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Historic Center of Quito
The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador is one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas. This center was, together with the historic centre of Kraków in Poland, the first to be declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 18 September 1978. The Historic Centre of Quito is located in the center south of the capital on an area of 320 hectares, and is considered one of the most important historic areas in Latin America.
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