Huaquillas
A busy border town on Ecuador's southern Pacific coast, Huaquillas sits on the Zarumilla River at the crossing point between Ecuador and Peru, forming the Ecuadorian half of a binational urban area. Its centre has a walkable café and restaurant scene, and the town is one of the main commercial and economic hubs of El Oro province. Known locally as "Centinela sin relevo" — the unrelieved sentinel — it grew rapidly after the 1941 Ecuadorian-Peruvian war.
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- Population39,757
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.6 mi
Nearest airports
Huaquillas: quick answers
Where is Huaquillas?
Huaquillas is in Ecuador, about 147 km92 miles in a straight line from Guayaquil.
How do you get to Huaquillas?
The nearest airport is Tumbes (TBP), about 42 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Huaquillas?
The warmest month is March, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is August, at 23°C74°F. The wettest month is March, with about 222 mm8.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Huaquillas?
OpenStreetMap lists 22 restaurants, 4 cafés and 15 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Huaquillas?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Pasaje, Santa Rosa and El Guabo.