REGION HIGHLANDERBY: FERNANDO BELTRAN

JUAN BRAVOFREDY CUMBICUS

CAJAS NATIONAL PARKThis is a national park in the highlands of Ecuador. It is located about 30 km west from Cuenca, the capital of the province of Azuay.

It was declared a National Park on November 5, 1996.

INGAPIRCAThese are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant Temple of the Sun

In Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby.

VOLCAN CHIMBORAZOThe elevation of 6,268 metres (20,564 ft), Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador.

Is a inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes.

MINDOFrom tourists activities, in the Mindo is among the most heavily visited locations in Ecuador. Nearly 200,000 tourists visit the area annually to enjoy activities such as rafting, tubing, trekking, mountain biking, canyoning, horseback riding, birdwatching, and herping.

Is a mountainous watershed situated in the western slopes of the Andes

SAN PABLO LAKEIs one more of the beautiful areas in the province of Imbabura, 4 km west of the town of Otavalo and 2670 meters over sea level.

San Pablo is an ecosystem that includes some representative species such as herons, ducks, some amphibians and many aquatic plants.

TEXTILE MARKET IN OTAVALOOtavalo Market is one of the most popular Ecuador tourist attractions.

The market is full of brightly-coloured, woven craftwork and the indigenous people of Otavalo wear their traditional costume on a daily basis.

PEGUCHE WATERFALL FOREST PROTECTIONThis beautiful 50 ft. (18 m) waterfall is considered as an Indigenous Ceremonial Site due to the purification baths held here a couple days prior the Inti Raymi celebration (Sun and harvest celebration, June 21st).

CUICOCHA LAKEIs a 3 km wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.

POLYLEPIS LODGEPOLYLEPIS Lodge is the perfect host of a private reserve 3581m seeking preservation of the last remaining Forest Millennial Polylepis Inca existing in the world.

TULCAN CEMETERYThe cemetery Jose Maria Azael Franco Guerrero, a detailed work in the Ecuadorian highlands.

The cemetery of Tulcan, called the “green Sculpture” is a structure without precedents in the world.

IBARRA RAILWAY This traditional route was once of great commercial importance to Ecuador; the northern part of the country has always been famous for its textile production and the train was once used to transport these materials throughout the country.