Nueva Loja

Ecuador · Sucumbios

Nueva Loja, also known as Lago Agrio, is the capital of the province of Sucumbios in Ecuador. It was founded in the 1960s as a base camp of Texaco. The official population as of the 2022 census is 55,627.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Sucumbios

Main language

Spanish

On the map

0.09° N, 76.89° W

Near Nueva Loja

• Coca · 62 km away
• Pasto · 132 km away
• Misahualli · 151 km away
• Otavalo · 153 km away
• Tena · 158 km away
• Pifo · 164 km away

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Where to stay

Hostal Amazónico Bello Amanecer

10/10 · 3 reviews

Maskani Wasi

9.5/10 · 21 reviews

Gran Hotel De Lago - Lago Agrio

9.2/10 · 31 reviews

Hotel Rey Salomón

9/10 · 11 reviews

Hotel Platinum Class

8.8/10 · 73 reviews

Platinum Class Hostal

8.2/10 · 11 reviews

Hotel Israel - Lago Agrio

8/10 · 65 reviews

Hotel La Cascada - Lago Agrio

8/10 · 34 reviews

Hotel Magic Paradise

8/10 · 6 reviews

Hotel Arazá

7.4/10 · 5 reviews