Shell is located some 15km west of Puyo and 45km from Banos [2 hours]. Along the Puyo-Banos road, you'll enjoy the outstanding views of the Pastaza valley and spot many waterfalls.

General information

Shell is an American missionary centre with hospitals, churches and schools. They also provide emergency services through the Voz Andes hospital [795172]. This is the most important airstrip of the Pastaza province, a small village where you'll never get lost.

Getting there

There are frequent flights by FAE [ Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana ] from Shell to Quito and to the main Amazon cities and smaller villages . As schedules and routes vary from day to day sometimes you’ll have to wait to get a flight going to where you need to go to. If you're travelling to nearby villages you’re better off going by bus - it's faster and cheaper.

There is no bus station in Shell so you have to stand at the main road and wait for the main buses that travel either to Puyo, or Banos. To get to Puyo expect to pay around US$0.50*, and US$2.00* to Banos.

*Prices are approximate