Iglesia Católica San José de Shell

Iglesia Católica San José de Shell is a church in Shell, Mera Canton, Pastaza Province, which is located on Carmen Alarcón. Iglesia Católica San José de Shell is situated near the aerodrome Río Amazonas Airport, as well as near the hospital TERRENO MISION SHELL.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: Carmen Alarcón, Shell

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Río Amazonas Airport.

Río Amazonas Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ymmotrojam, Public domain.

Río Amazonas Airport is an airport serving Shell Mera, a town in the Pastaza Province of Ecuador. The airport was established in 1937 by Royal Dutch Shell and abandoned in 1948.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shell and Mera.

Shell

Town

Photo: Ymmotrojam, Public domain.

Shell is a city located on the western edge of the Ecuadorian Amazon and in the eastern foothills of the Andes. It is located about 94 miles southeast of Quito, and roughly 4 miles west of the provincial capital, Puyo.

Mera

Town

Photo: DIOHER PAVAL, CC BY 3.0.

Mera is a town in the eastern foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is also the name of the Canton in Pastaza Province of which it is a part. It lends its name to Shell Mera, a larger town 4 miles to the east. Mera is situated 7 km northwest of Iglesia Católica San José de Shell.

Puyo

Photo: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puyo, also known as El Puyo, is a city in the Amazon region of Ecuador. It is often overshadowed by the nearby tourist magnet of Baños, but serves as an excellent base for trips to community-based tourism projects and jungle excursions.

Iglesia Católica San José de Shell

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Shell, Mera Canton, Pastaza Province, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude

-1.50323° or 1° 30′ 12″ south

Longitude

-78.06148° or 78° 3′ 41″ west

Open location code

67C3FWWQ+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6499021885

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: TERRENO MISION SHELL and HOSPITAL SHELL.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Plaza Roja and Colegio Jorge Icaza.

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Worth a closer look: Quito and Guayaquil.

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