Tourist attractions in Ecuador
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Polylepis Forest
The Polylepis forest is qualified as a hierarchical - primary - ancient forest, considered unique in its kind due to the exclusivity of the species, which has developed in a valley of glacial origin from the Quaternary era (Pleistocene), with an antiquity between 2 and 4 million years ago, the dominant species in the canopy is the arrayán and undergrowth made up of puma maqui, oaks, pandala, uvilla, orchids, huicundo among others. You can see a waterfall whose waters cross the forest as streams. In addition, there are seasonal pools which are an important attraction for the development of ecotourism activities. It is considered unique in its kind due to the exclusivity of the species. There are approximately 40 trees in 500 m2, it should be noted that it is a relict of very old forest. In it you can see approximately 400 polylepis or polylepis incana trees, endemic trees whose bark has multiple layers that come off as if they were sheets of paper. In the middle of this habitat is the Polylepis Lodge, a private reserve that develops a type of responsible tourism with the environment. Its objective is to conserve one of the last remnants of the Ancient Forest of Polylepis Incana in the Ecuadorian Paramos.The Polylepis Lodge offers lodging service in ecological cabins, food, recreation with native guides, horseback riding, walks through the trails of the Polylepis Forest, tours of the frailejones moorland, mountain biking and sport fishing. What you can do in Bosques de Polylepis or El Colorado Birdwatching, Photography, Hike, Ecotourism Location It is located 30 minutes from the city of El Ángel, located in the buffer zone that adjoins the Ecological Reserve of El Ángel via a signposted road, in the sector known as the Colorado Canyon.
11.21 Km.
Voladero Lagoons
Lake complex that is part of the El Ángel Ecological Reserve. Its transparent waters have an average temperature of 10 °C.These lagoons originate after the formation of glaciers during the Pleistocene. In previous times it was a single lagoon but over the years they have been divided into three.It is an area very rich in slopes and swamps that have allowed, together with the action of rains and feeding of rivers, its formation. Considered as the star attraction of the province of Carchi due to the innumerable influx of national and foreign visitors.Around these lagoons there are ecosystems of paramo lagoons and relicts of native vegetation in the ravines, and between the hills. There are small streams that feed the lagoons, diversity of flora and fauna, being its maximum representative the frailejón, whose species exists abundantly throughout the region.The access road is covered with sigzes that allow you to reach a natural viewpoint of the valley where the lagoons are located. Its banks are marshy, with relicts of native vegetation in the western foothills. Location The Lagunas del Voladero, are located 40 minutes from the old road El Ángel - Tulcán, they belong to the El Ángel Ecological Reserve. What you can do in Lagunas del Voladero Photography, Fauna observation, Ecotourism, Hike Legend Legend has it that a legendary cacique from Carchen, before being captured by Spanish law, decided to fly to these lagoons and get lost in the crystal clear waters, never giving up. It is said that he was a tough, strong and kind man, named Jerónimo Tudpué.
11.92 Km.
Paluz Waterfall
This natural attraction is approximately 35 meters. of waterfall formed from the river of the same name. The water is cloudy and polluted due to the crops that exist around it. The water temperature is 8ºC. The waterfall is located on a moderate slope on both sides, surrounded by herbaceous vegetation, shrubs, woody plants and trees. The type of climate is semi-humid mesothermal equatorial. The waterfall presents a steep relief geomorphology in which inseptisol soils are found that are derived from pyroclastic, allophalic and sandy loam materials, have a great water retention capacity and at the same time have a very thick yellow horizon. Being in a hollow, its surroundings contain an interesting landscape and can be seen from the top where the path that leads to the waterfall begins. The waterfall forms a ford 13m wide by 10m long. It has served as inspiration for poets, painters, musicians for its backwater and beauty. Location: Located 4 km from the city of San Gabriel in the canton of Carchi legends The ghost of Paluz Legend has it that the Paluz waterfall is a portal to another world; at night it opens and out comes an elegant but terrible-looking man. Legend has it that a man overwhelmed by debts went to the waterfall to ask the man from hell for help. One day he granted her a lot of money in exchange for his soul. Years later the victim dies without apparent cause and only a putrid smell remains in the environment. The devil had paid off the debt by taking with him the soul of Pablo Cuatimpas
12.03 Km.
Paleontological Museum of Bolívar in Carchi
The Paleontological Museum of Bolívar has fossils discovered by Italian researchers. Research carried out by scientists determined that mastodons, saber-toothed tigers, wild horses and the mylodon inhabited the Bolívar canton, Carchi province. The pieces were found in various sectors of Bolívar and the museum houses approximately 205 fossil remains. The fossils of the large mammals that inhabited the northern Andes of Ecuador approximately 20 million years ago have been relocated to this new and modern complex.c This is the largest museum in the northern part of the country. They are fossil remains of mastodons and mylodons from the Tertiary and Quaternary eras found in Bolívar, in 1987, by Italian researchers Giovanni Ficarelli, Vitorio Borselli and representatives of the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Florence, plus the Ecuadorian Miguel Moreno Espinoza of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Quito. In addition, the excavations revealed a large number of clay pots and crafts representative of the Pasto culture, a pre-Columbian ethnic group that inhabited the Andean strip in the region of what is now Nariño, in southern Colombia, and Carchi, in northern Ecuador. Location Avenida Mantilla and Panamericana Norte streets in the Bolivar canton, Carchi province entrance prices Adults $2.00 Children, seniors and disability $1.00
13.22 Km.
Mother Church of San Gabriel
This jewel of colonial architecture is considered unique in its kind because it is the only church in Ecuador built according to the law of the Indies, that is, outside the main square, and in a place that is visible from any point of view. The church has a Bronze Bell, built in 1936, cast with objects donated by the town of its patron. It has a Latin cross with a left transept for the chapel and a right transept for the sacristy. Its initial construction probably dates back to the 16th century, and its reconstruction in 1869 after the 1868 earthquake, ending in 1895. Its first parish priest Agustín Baldospinos, inside it keeps beautiful altars of Modern Republican style and pictorial samples that highlight Christian scenes. On the main altar rests the image of our patron saint, the VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES. It is made up of a single nave with three domes, two in the front, one in the back, and in the center of these the image of the archangel Saint Gabriel. Location of this Church Located in San Gabriel. In the Montufar canton, province of Carchi. attractions Relevant Samples: In this religious temple you can find relevant samples such as the Virgen de las Nieves, Señor del Divino Amor, Christ Crucified with a visible heart, Virgen de las Lajas with a crown and metallic accessories, Infant Jesus of Prague, San Vicente Ferrer, Virgin del Tránsito, San Salvador, Virgen de la Rosa, Jesus of Nazareth, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Calvary, Virgen de las Mercedes, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, San Pedro and San Pablo.
13.72 Km.
Potrerillos Lagoon
They are plains with small undulations where small creeks are formed that feed the lagoon. There is a diversity of both flora and fauna typical of the moors and the frailejones stand out, a species that has colonized large spaces, in the vicinity of the lagoon there are pads, important species for this ecosystem since they accumulate water so that in this way they keep the loopholes. The soils are forms inherited from the paleoglacials, the climate is cold, typical of the paramo area. Description of the riverbanks: The banks are covered by straw and frailejón. Location: The Potrerillos lagoon is located within the El Angel ecological reserve, in the La Libertad parish. Business hours: 365 days a year from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Observations: It is recommended to visit in summer time due to the fog that the place presents and the different existing swamps.
14.05 Km.