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Loja
Also known as Inmaculada Concepción de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
city in Ecuador, capital of the Loja Province
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Place details
- Locality
- Loja
- Region
- Loja
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 274,112
- Timezone
Travel guide
See
There are various beautiful squares and churches, with arcades to protect you from the rain. Plaza San Francisco is particularly nice.
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Cuenca: 4.5-5h with Viajeros Internacional (red buses). Tickets cost about 9 USD (Sep 2025) and have assigned seats. Toilet on the bus, but no wifi.
Piura, Peru (Loja International $8, 8½ hours). Departures at 06:00, 13:00 and 23:00. The bus stops at both border posts for immigration formalities and you have to walk across a small bridge (try not to be last in the queue). Although an international service, it does stop in each of the small towns along the way and some people travel standing up. No working bathroom or air-conditioning.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Loja ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlo.xa]), formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja (Spanish: Ciudad de la Inmaculada Concepción de Loja), is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and other cantons of the province of Loja. Loja holds a rich tradition in the arts, and for this reason is known as the Music and Cultural Capital of Ecuador. The city is home to two major universities.