In the south-western province of Loja, is the canton Puyango, bordered on the north by the canton Avocados and the province of El Oro, on the south by the cantons of Celica and Pindal, east of Celica and Avocado Zapotillo and west of the Republic of Peru.
Plants such as bananas, avocados, dates, mangoes, peaches, and Agave tequilana depend on them for seed dispersal.