Which region should I choose for players in Loja?

US East for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; Spain is the next closest to Loja at an estimated 125 ms.

Is the free server available from Ecuador?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the United States and Spain nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in US Dollar?

Yes. Plans are priced and charged in US dollars with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Loja?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Loja?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in the United States and Spain and rents capacity in London, Frankfurt, Bengaluru and Singapore. This page is here to tell you honestly which of those is closest to Loja and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Loja

For players in Loja, the nearest Enzonic region is US East (Kentucky, United States): about 4,746 km from Loja, an estimated 80 ms. Pick a city below for its own numbers.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Loja to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
US EastKentucky, United StatesNearest	4,746 km	~80 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
SpainCanary Islands, Spain	7,582 km	~125 ms	Free Minecraft · Paid plans
LondonLondon, United Kingdom	9,605 km	~155 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany	10,198 km	~165 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
BengaluruBengaluru, India	17,278 km	~275 ms	Paid plans
SingaporeSingapore	19,569 km	~310 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in the United States and Spain. From Loja the closer of the two is US East, an estimated 80 ms.

Local details for Loja

Language: The panel and this site are available in Español; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars, so there is nothing to convert.
Local time: Loja is on America/Guayaquil (UTC-05). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in Ecuador. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.

Plans with prices in US Dollar

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate US Dollar figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00
Dirt	512 MB	$0.99$0.69 first month
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$2.65 first month
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$3.84 first month
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$4.89 first month
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$6.29 first month
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$7.48 first month
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$9.79 first month
Obsidian Pro	16 GB	$16.99$11.89 first month

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Java or Bedrock from Loja?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Cities in Loja

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Questions from Loja

Our estimate is about 80 ms to the US East region, based on the 4,746 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Loja

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick US East as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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