Paltas Canton

Paltas Canton is located to the south of Loja city^[2] 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
Canton
Location of Loja Province in Ecuador
Paltas Canton in Loja Province
Country	Ecuador
Province	Loja Province
Area
• Total	1,156 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	22,841
• Density	20/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