Paltas Canton

Paltas Canton is located to the south of Loja city and is one of the oldest cantons of province of the same name. It was named after the Paltas, a community who used to live over the new city now called Catacocha in Ecuador.

Paltas Canton
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador
Paltas Canton in Loja Province
Country Ecuador
ProvinceLoja Province
Area
  Total1,156 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total22,841
  Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)

Shiriculapo it is a pick of the mountain which holds the capital, Catacocha. A nice temperature but mostly foggy during night, even though down the valley of Casanga, Macandamine, Yamana, Playas y Naranjo has a temperature that goes over the normal at its capital.

4°3′0″S 79°39′0″W

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