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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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Local time
UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
Pastaza
Main language
Spanish
On the map
1.49° S, 78.00° W

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