Atacames: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ecuador
• Region: Esmeraldas
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 0.8690° N, 79.8481° W
• Time zone: America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Quito: 191 km (119 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM): 27 km (17 mi), straight line
• La Florida Airport (TCO, Colombia): 161 km (100 mi), straight line
• Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO): 200 km (124 mi), straight line

Nearby

• La Bocana: 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
• Tonsupa: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• La Union: 6.8 km (4.3 mi)
• Tonchiguee: 12 km (7 mi)
• Vuelta Larga: 17 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Esmeraldas, 24 km (15 mi)