These places will allow us to get in touch with nature and get away from busy cities.
In the long holiday that is coming in Ecuador, one of the tourist options is to visit some of the natural reserves of our country.
These places will allow us to get in touch with nature and get away from busy cities, so they are ideal to travel with family and friends.
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Next, five natural reserves located in the Ecuadorian Sierra to visit on the holiday:
Yacuri National Park
It is located between the provinces of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe. The park protects moorland environments, cloud forests, and high dry scrublands, which are the result of the convergence of the conditions of the dry West and the wetter East.
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The Ministry of the Environment indicates that from Quito, Guayaquil and other cities you must reach the city of Loja.
Once in Loja, take the road to Amaluza (120 km paved and 30 km ballasted). From there you can enter the following sites:
Black Lagoons 1 and 2: Take the gravel road that leads to Jimbura parish (18 km). From here you travel 15 kilometers via Zumba until you reach the checkpoint.
Laguna Yacuri: Take a gravel road that leads to the Consapamba neighborhood and continue until you reach the El Arbolito Association where the entrance to the El Arbolito trail is located.
Those who visit the place can stay in the city of Loja or in the towns around the national park.
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
It is located near the city of Quito, in Pichincha. Apart from the richness of the flora that grows on slopes and ravines, the reserve protects something unique in the world: a volcanic caldera inhabited about half the world.
From Quito
Income from Windows: On the Quito – Calacalí highway. At 6 kilometers from the Monument to the Middle of the World, in the Caspigasí sector (there is a gas station in the sector), turn off to the right and continue for 1.2 kilometers to the viewpoint.
Income by Moraspungo: On the Quito – Calacalí road, continue 8 kilometers after the Caspigasí sector, until you reach a second gas station. After 500 meters there is a dirt road on the right hand side. After 3 kilometers you reach the control of Moraspungo. From this sector it takes 30 minutes to reach the caldera through a road with many curves and a steep slope that covers an area of 12 kilometers.
Near the reserve there are lodging options of different prices, but there is also the option of staying in Quito, since it is only one hour from the site.
El Ángel Ecological Reserve
It is located in the province of Carchi. The El Ángel moor is very humid and has many lagoons that provide water to a large part of the Carchi province. In the buffer zone of the reserve there are forests of paper or red trees, named for the color of their bark and because their trunk is peeling off. Deer, condors and curiquingues are among the animals that can be seen in the area.
From Quito
On the Panamericana Norte, passing through Ibarra (123 km); At the Mascarilla police control, 30 km from Ibarra, take the road to El Ángel (35 km).
From El Ángel
Take a first-rate road to La Libertad. Continue on a third-order road, 13 km and 45 minutes, and you reach the forest.
To the Lagoon of El Voladero: 17 km from El Ángel (crossing the town of Chavayán) take a first-rate road. Then you reach El Voladero by a third-order road.
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From Tulcán
To Green Lagoons and Chiles: A first-rate road leads to the town of Tufiño. From here to the lagoons the path is of the third order.
Around the reserve there are different lodging options, several of them can be found in Tulcán or in the town of El Ángel.
Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge
It is located in the province of Pichincha. In the place it is possible to take an extreme adventure excursion, such as a quiet walk to enjoy the Andean biodiversity. You can climb the rocky volcano, hike on comfortable trails, or camp in the area.
From Quito
Take the highway to the Los Chillos valley and continue along the San Rafael – Amaguaña road (31 km). You pass Amaguaña and in the Commune El Ejido de Amaguaña (1 km), take a left and then a right along the paved road next to the Church of the Commune, for 6 kilometers; you pass the community of San Pedro de Pilopata until you reach the parking lot of the protected area.
Around the place there are shelters and farms where visitors can stay. Another option is to find accommodation in Quito.
Cotacachi Ecological Reserve – Cayapas
It is located between the province of Esmeraldas and Imbabura. An area full of diverse fauna and flora, different varieties of orchids, various rivers, ancient trees, among others. The name Cotacachi – Cayapas gives an idea of the large number of different altitudinal floors that are contained and protected in this reserve.
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High area
From Quito: Through the Panamericana Norte you reach the city of Cotacachi. From here you continue for 12 kilometers of asphalt road until you reach the Cuicocha lagoon.
Low zone
From Quito: You must reach the town of Borbón, in the province of Esmeraldas. The shortest route is the Quito – Ibarra – San Lorenzo – Borbón road.
From Borbón: From here you start to get to the two towns closest to the reserve: San Miguel (four hours by boat through the Cayapas) or Playa de Oro (you get to the town of Selva Alegre, on the banks of the Santiago and from here you can navigate a hour).
Near the reserve are community accommodations, hostels, among other types of accommodation. (I)
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