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General Information of Pastaza province

The Pataza Province is the most extensive in the Ecuador and of the Amazon Region, it is located to the center of the Ecuadorian Amazonía among the coordinates geographical 1° 00´´ and 2° 40´´ of South Longitude, 75° 40´´ and 78° 10´´ of Latitude West.

• Capital: Puyo
• Surface: 29.773,7 Km2
• Inhabitants: 61.412 Hab. (INEC 2.001)
• Cantons: Pastaza (c.c. Puyo), Mera, Santa Clara and Arajuno
• Provincial limits
  North: Napo and Francisco of Orellana
  South: Morona Santiago
  East: Republic of the Peru
  West: Tungurahua

Waterfalls

Among the most excellent falls of water in the province can highlight:

• Hola Vida cascade. -
  It is located to 27 kilometers of the city of Puyo, inside the Reservation of Tropical Forest "Hola Vida". To arrive to this sector you should carry out a walk in secondary forest of around 40 minutes.
  It possesses a jump of around 30 m and one poses natural in which the visitor can carry out swimming and to enjoy natural massages granted by the water.
• Llandia cascade. -
  It is to the north of the city of Puyo in the parish san José. Llandia is born in the river and it possesses a fall of water of about 86 meters approximately. It is a capable place to carry out walks, flora interpretation and fauna and spa.