The Parroquia of San Miguel de Nono is located in the Pinchincha province 18 kilometers (35 minutes) from the Ecuadorian capital, Quito.
The Parroquia is 208 kilometers long and contains 23,000 square hectares. The parroquia is found between the altitudes of 2700m to 3800m.
The Parroquia also contains the communities Alaspungo, Nonopungo, Pucara, San Francisco de La Merced, San Martin, Guaramos-La Sierra, Alambi and Yanacocha.
CLIMATE.- Nono is located in what locals call the “mouth of the mountain”. Strong winds originate from the east combine with moisture from the surrounding cloud forests and produce clouds that commonly fill the parroquia in the afternoons and evenings. The average temperature is between 14-15 C, though can drop as low as 7 C. The rainy season is approximately between the months of November and May, though due to climate change rains commonly fall throughout the year.