Tulcán

Also known as Tulcan, San Miguel de Tulcán

"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan

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Place details

Locality: Tulcán
Region: Carchi
Country: Ecuador
Population: 86,498
Timezone: America/Guayaquil

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Travel guide

Get around

Unfortunately the taxis have fixed the price to and from the border into town at $3/trip, even though this is more than it should be (or would be if they had meters).

There is frequent city bus running between terminal and the centre (and beyond). The fare is $0.30. At parque Ayoro, you can catch a colectivo to the border (Rumichaca, $0.75).

Sleep

There are many hotels ranging from $10/single in downtown area and near the bus terminal.

Go next

Ipiales is just on the other side of the border and can be reached with collectivos or taxis.

Otavalo is a few hours south on the Panamericana.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~4 min read

Article

10 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Independence
Proximity to Colombia
Geography
Climate
Transportation
See also
References
External links

"Tulcan" is also an alternative spelling of tulchan

Tulcán () is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. Tulcán is known for its hot springs, deep wells, 3-acre topiary garden cemetery, the most elaborate topiary in the New World, created with Cupressus sempervirens by José Maria Azael Franco in 1936. The city is the highest in Ecuador, at above sea level, and it is located in the north of Andes Mountains in Ecuador, at of the border between Ecuador and Colombia.