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Mother Church of San Gabriel
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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
2.73 Km.
Salt Lagoon
Its waters originate in the moors of the community of Chutan Alto, where the San Gabriel River is born, which is diverted into an open channel to irrigate and accumulate in troughs for the large areas of grasslands in the area, dedicated to livestock management. It is created by hills with crops and pastures; its topography is irregular with undulations and flat areas where crops are found. It is surrounded by pine trees, grass, quicuyo and totora, without a doubt it draws the attention of national and international tourists for its flora such as willows, grasses, orchids, capulí, exotic plantations of pines and eucalyptus, as well as the fauna of the place. : hummingbirds, owls, turtledoves, which contribute to making it even more beautiful. Its transparent waters (10°c) make it a suitable place to find tranquility and peace with a touch of romance. It is said that this is a lagoon created and little by little adjustments were made. Location The Salado lagoon that is located in the province of Carchi. It is located 45 km from Tulcán and 4 km from San Gabriel. What you can do in Laguna El Salado Photography, Wildlife observation, Hike Highlights of Laguna El Salado estates: The lagoon is surrounded by the agricultural Haciendas: La Campiña, El Salado and El Carmen. This lagoon offers a landscape combination of crops, forests and water. mats: The place, rich in reeds which is used by an indigenous settlement to make handmade carpets called mats.
5.35 Km.
Myrtle forest
This magical place of leafy trees, contains self-guided trails that take us deep into the forest, where the natural representation tells the story of the Cuban people, in which trees with more than 300 years old can be seen, hosting great diversity, such as , myrtle, distemper, uvillo, albacerrín, blackberry, chilca, reeds and more, a wide variety of insects, bees, wasps, yellow-legged and white-legged hairy flies, find our playful squirrel, which is part of the richness of our forest , as the emblematic and winning species at the Carchi Province level. The forest has become a resting place for migratory birds and a refuge for wild animals. We find this majestic place just a 10-minute walk from the town center, and it should be noted that it is a protected area, along a carriageway, where we find some orchids, and the net journey of this place is around 2 hours, the same that has toilets and swings. How to get? Located 11 km from San Gabriel, a favorite place for lovers of Ecotourism, a forest with an extension of 10 hectares of the myrtle species, a tree with a reddish trunk and thick foliage, the tops form a vault in which you can breathe an atmosphere of peace and tranquility this place is known as "The Cathedral".
10.01 Km.
Grotto of Peace
Nature and faith were the architects of the Gruta de La Paz, a sanctuary of the Virgin Mary nestled in an impressive cavern in the Apaquí river canyon. The force of the water filtered through an arm of the mountain and there opened a scene full of stalactites and stalagmites, among which small birds and bats nest. Without a doubt, this wonderful place is one of the most representative sites of the Montúfar Canton in the province of Carchi. It is located 26 km from San Gabriel and has become the most visited site by national and foreign tourists. Grotto of La Paz Location It is located 26 kilometers southeast of the city of San Gabriel and 4 kilometers east of the town of La Paz. Virgin Grotto of Peace Legend Tradition tells that the story of the appearance of the Virgin of the Grotto of La Paz, occurs at the beginning of the century, Father Jaramillo, parish priest of La Paz, dreamed that the Virgin asked him for an image to appease political problems with her. of the time. That is why the artist from Imbabura Daniel Reyes was ordered to take a stone from the Apaquí River to conceive María. So it happened, and the Virgin reigns in the Grotto since 1916.
10.87 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.
11.74 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
12.46 Km.