Calacalí Explained

Calacalí
Settlement Type:Rural parish
Image Map1:Mapa Parroquia Calacalí (Quito).svg
Pushpin Map:Ecuador
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Coordinates:0°N -78.5147°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pichincha
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Quito
Timezone1:ECT
Utc Offset1:-5
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:593 2

Calacalí is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is northwest of Casitagua Volcano and southwest of Pululagua Volcano.

In the central square of Calacalí there is an equator monument. A similar, larger equator monument is in Ciudad Mitad del Mundo.

Calacalí is the first village of the eastern end of a road known as Carretera Calacalí-La Independencia.