Cristobal Colon: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Carchi
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 0.6060° N, 77.8119° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 122 km (76 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International Airport (TUA): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• San Luis Airport (IPI, Colombia): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO): 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Gabriel: 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
• Piartal: 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
• Fernandez Salvador: 6.7 km (4.1 mi)
• La Paz: 12 km (8 mi)
• El Angel: 14 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ibarra, 45 km (28 mi)