It is located in the center of the coastal region of Ecuador, on an extensive plain, crossed by the Zapotal River, at an altitude of 24 meters above sea level and with a rainy tropical climate of 26 °C on average.

Subsequently, when the province of Los Ríos was created by decree of 6 October 1860, issued by Dr. Gabriel García Moreno, along with Chimbo and Guaranda, it became part of that new jurisdiction.

Then from there the emancipatory idea arose on the part of the then councilor of the Municipality of Puebloviejo, Mr. Gilberto Gordillo Ruiz and the support of the also councilor Mr. Rafael Astudillo Cárdenas, both representatives of the Ventanas parish; They organized an Assembly that took place in a movie theater that operated in the basement of the house of Don Nicanor Florencia Machado, which was attended by many citizens before whom Councilor Gordillo explained the reasons, and the right that attended Ventanas to become a canton Ventanas was officially cantonized on 10 November 1952.

[citation needed] It is located on an extensive plain that extends to the west, while in the east are the western flanks of the Andes mountain range.

The coordinates of the city are 1°27'S 79°28′W and its height above sea level is 25 m. The geology of the area is related to that of the Western Cordillera located to the east, it presents reliefs of erosive tectonic origin made up of volcanic deposits and sediments from the upper Cretaceous of the Macuchi Formation, and instructed by diorite-type rock bodies.

While further to the west of the canton, there are surfaces of the Pichilingue formation made up of sand, silt and clay, whose origin is depositional, erosive or cumulative.

Ventanas lives up to its nickname of 'Maize Capital of Ecuador', with a monument erected at the entrance to the city, in the La Y sector.

The reinforced concrete structure welcomes tourists and recalls the attachment of the inhabitants to the grass Has 12,000 square meters and its boundaries are the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The park has volleyball and basketball courts with their respective stands and covers, a square, a walking track, dining areas and sanitary batteries, gerontological games, and the entire enclosure to protect the safety of athletes.

In the area there are birds such as hummingbirds, woodpeckers, squirrels, rabbits, iguanas, fish, such as bocachico, dama, barbudo and vieja.

In 2012 the Income Tax collected in Ventanas represented 8.8% of the total in the province of Los Ríos compared to 2010, it grew by 61.2%.

These parishes are as follows: Agrarian University of Ecuador (With its main campus in Guayaquil, the campus of the Ciudad Universitaria de Milagro (CUM) and academic activities at the venues of Ventanas, El Triunfo, Naranjal, Balzar, Pedro Carbo, Palestina and Palenque).