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Puyo
Ecuador · Pastaza
Puyo, also known as El Puyo, is the capital of Pastaza, a province in Ecuador. Puyo is located at an altitude of approximately 950 metres above sea level by the Puyo River, a tributary of the Pastaza River, which eventually leads into the Amazon River. True to its name, derived from the Kichwa word for "cloudy", the local climate is a wet one and the weather is often overcast.
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Things to do in Puyo
- Jungle Tours - Amazon | Full Day | Various activities · 8 h · from $74.99
- Private Tour in the Amazon Jungle with a visit to Caverns and Lunch · 4 h · from $71
- Rafting in the upper Pastaza (Level III + IV The best in Puyo) Best · 4 h 30 min · from $44.99
- Rafting | Canyoning Casahurco Lunch Puyo, Pastaza Tours one Day · 8 h · from $160
- Yasuni Tours - 4 Days 3 Nights - From Puyo, Pastaza - Ecuador · 24 h · from $134.99
- Cave Of The Tayos | Speleology | Mysterious Caverns | Light Wells | Puyo · 8 h · from $215
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Pastaza
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 1.49° S, 78.00° W
Near Puyo
- Baños · 48 km away
- Tena · 59 km away
- Misahualli · 63 km away
- Riobamba · 76 km away
- Saquisili · 105 km away
- Pifo · 145 km away
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Where to stay
Amazon Puyu Glamping
10/10 · 7 reviews
CASA ENTERA HERMOSA con Desayunos incluidos
10/10 · 4 reviews
Hostería Cacique Wasi
10/10 · 1 reviews
La Casa del Rio B&B
9.8/10 · 39 reviews
Hotel ARAUCANO
9.7/10 · 5 reviews
Cabañas Germany
9.4/10 · 25 reviews
Hosteria Don Elias
9.4/10 · 12 reviews
El Jardín Hotel & Restaurante
9/10 · 41 reviews
Departamento Puyo Adventure
9/10 · 5 reviews
Apartment in Puyo, tourist area
9/10 · 1 reviews