La Gruta

La 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit La Gruta

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 La Gruta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -2.92488, -78.77784. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Gruta

• Abuga · viewpoint · Cañar · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museo Pumapungo · museum · Azuay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tumebamba · fort · Azuay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Blas · church · Azuay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Basílica y Santuario Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro · church · Azuay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Museo Remigio Crespo Toral · museum · Azuay · ~32 km · Must-see
• El Sagrario Catedral Vieja · museum · Azuay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Parque Abdón Calderón · park · Azuay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción · church · Azuay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Francisco · church · Azuay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Oilbirds · cave · Morona Santiago · ~46 km · Must-see
• Represa Daniel Palacios · lake · Morona Santiago · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ingapirca · fort · Cañar · ~55 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cajas · sanctuary · Azuay · ~68 km · Must-see
• Galeria Huellas de la Tierra · museum · Azuay · ~1 km
• Puente de Chacapamba · fort · Azuay · ~3 km
• Acueducto · fort · Azuay · ~3 km
• Memorial Soldado desconocido · fort · Azuay · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of La Gruta

Other forts & heritage near La Gruta

• Tumebamba · fort · Azuay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ingapirca · fort · Cañar · ~55 km · Must-see
• Upano Valley sites · fort · Morona Santiago · ~146 km · Must-see
• Puente de Chacapamba · fort · Azuay · ~3 km
• Acueducto · fort · Azuay · ~3 km
• Memorial Soldado desconocido · fort · Azuay · ~4 km
• GAD Municipal de Gualaceo · fort · Azuay · ~5 km
• Antigua Ecuela Central · fort · Azuay · ~5 km
• Sociedad Obrera Oriente Azuayo · fort · Azuay · ~5 km
• Castillo de Duma · fort · Azuay · ~14 km

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