Notable cave · Loja, Ecuador
Gruta
Gruta is a cave in Loja, Ecuador.
Gruta: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Gruta
Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Gruta — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -4.58057, -79.42432. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gruta
- Parque Nacional Yacuri · sanctuary · Zamora Chinchipe · ~18 km · Must-see
- Santa Ana La Florida · fort · Zamora Chinchipe · ~41 km · Must-see
- Cordillera del Portachuelo · viewpoint · Loja · ~11 km
- Canutal · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~16 km
- Cerro Negro · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~17 km
- Cerro Cimarrones · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~18 km
- Cerro Pindal · viewpoint · Loja · ~21 km
- Cerro Sununga · viewpoint · Loja · ~21 km
- Noroeste Dentado · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~22 km
- Laguna Prieta · viewpoint · Piura · ~24 km
- Dentado · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~24 km
- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave · Loja · ~26 km
- Cerro Guachingue · viewpoint · Loja · ~26 km
- Complejo Arqueológico Aypate · fort · Piura · ~27 km
- Cerro Aypate · viewpoint · Piura · ~28 km
- Cerro El Toldo · viewpoint · Loja · ~29 km
- Cerro La Latuna · viewpoint · Loja · ~31 km
- Cordillera de Calima · viewpoint · Zamora Chinchipe · ~31 km
Other caves near Gruta
- Gruta del Niño Jesus · cave · Loja · ~26 km
- Cueva de los Tayos · cave · Zamora Chinchipe · ~50 km
- Gruta San Vicente · cave · Loja · ~94 km
- Gruta · cave · Loja · ~95 km
- Cueva de los Tayos · cave · Zamora Chinchipe · ~110 km
- Cuevas del Inca · cave · Loja · ~134 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gruta open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Gruta yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Gruta?
Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Gruta?
Nearby: Parque Nacional Yacuri (sanctuary, 18 km), Santa Ana La Florida (fort, 41 km), Cordillera del Portachuelo (viewpoint, 11 km), Canutal (viewpoint, 16 km), Cerro Negro (viewpoint, 17 km), Cerro Cimarrones (viewpoint, 18 km).
Is Gruta worth visiting?
Gruta is listed as a notable cave in Ecuador on Spotwander.