Cumbayá
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| Cumbayá | |
| — Rural parish — | |
| Country | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Province | Pichincha |
| Canton | Quito |
| Parish seat | Cumbayá |
| Government | |
| - Type | Parish committee |
| Elevation approx. | 2,200 m (7,218 ft) |
Cumbayá is a rural parish of Quito Metropolitan District (Quito Canton) in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is located east of Quito, northwest of Ilaló volcano, in the valley of the San Pedro River, a tributary of the Guayllabamba River, at an elevation of approximately 2200 m (7200 ft) above sea level.
Because it is at a lower altitude than Quito, it has a warmer climate (about 2 to 5 degrees Celsius higher on average).
It is the home of Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Private high schools are also located in this area, such as "Colegio Alemán", "Colegio Internacional SEK los valles",CMSFQ (Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito) and others.
A newly constructed tunnel (Túnel Oswaldo Guayasamín) of about 1.5 km long (almost a mile, the largest in Ecuador) connects the urban parish of Benalcázar with Cumbayá, as well as other roads (like Simón Bolívar Avenue) and "los conquistadores" road actually called vía Guápulo.
In 2004, the Chaquiñán rail trailfrom Cumbayá 20km to the northeast ending in the parish of Puembo was re-opened. [1]
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