Quilotoa – water-filled caldera
Quilotoa, water filled caldera

Quilotoa Lake set in its deep volcanic crater is an extraordinary landscape, visitors can hike around the crater’s rim, visit on mules or kayak across the turquoise waters. Quilotoa lake is located in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve. Quilotoa is a salty lagoon from a volcanic origin with 3 kilometers of diameter. To reach Lake Quilotoa, from Quito ... Read more

Quilotoa Volcano
Quilotoa, water filled caldera

Quilotoa is an inactive volcano. It features an awe-inspiring volcanic crater lake. Surrounded by massive sheer cliffs and filled with deep blue and turquoise water. Quilotoa sits in the center of the Quilotoa Loop, about 1,000 ft. (300 meters) down in the middle of a crater ringed with sharp knife edge mountain peaks. The crater ... Read more

Ilinizas Ecological Reserve
Ilinizas volcano

Ilinizas Ecological Reserve, also known as Ilinizas National Park, is a protected area located between Cotopaxi and Pichincha provinces. 55km south of Quito and extends through the Quilotoa Loop area. The reserve contains different volcanoes, springs, streams, rivers, a deep canyon, and some very attractive scenery. 

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Cotopaxi province

Cotopaxi is a province located about 45 km south of Quito. Its capital is Latacunga. This province owns majestic landscapes with scrubby woodlands in protected valley areas and open grasslands covering the lower slopes of mountains.

Cotopaxi province offers many destinations including the Cotopaxi National Park, the Cotopaxi volcano, the Ilinizas volcano, and the Quilotoa crater lagoon. The climate varies between very wet and rainy to warm humid subtropical.

Cotopaxi mayor local holidays are the Provincialization of Cotopaxi on April 1 and the Independence of Latacunga on November 11.

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