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Chuquiraga jussieui growing near a lake in the park. A lake in El Cajas. Park entrance. Low clouds. Scenic view within the park. El Cajas National Park or Cajas National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Cajas) 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.
El Cajas National Park is located in the Andes, south of Ecuador, in the province of Azuay, 33 km northwest of the city of Cuenca. The most common access to the park start every in Cuenca: From there, the road Cuenca-Molleturo crosses in control of Surocucho in just over 30 minutes away; later, this road passes on the banks of the lagoon La ...
View of Cajas National Park. El Cajas, a national park with rivers, streams, and lagoons, is located in a region in which the altitude varies from 3,500 to 4,200 metres (11,500 to 13,800 feet) above sea level. It is a place for bird watchers and trout fishermen. Lacs en miroir (Mirrored lakes) in Cajas National Park
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El Cajas: Azuay Province: 28,540 ha (110 sq mi) 1996 Galápagos: Galápagos Province: 799,540 ha (3,087 sq mi) 1959 Llanganates: Cotopaxi, Napo, Pastaza and Tungurahua Province: 219,707 ha (848 sq mi) 1996 Machalilla: Manabí Province: 75,059 ha (290 sq mi) 1979 Podocarpus: Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe Province: 146,280 ha (565 sq mi) 1982 Sangay
El Cajas National Park; N. New Cathedral of Cuenca; O. Old Cathedral of Cuenca This page was last edited on 9 December 2016, at 18:41 (UTC). Text is available ...
The park consists principally of cloud forest between 1140 and 3840 meters above sea level. [1] [2] The hills and mountains in Siete Iglesias are very steep, so it sees few human visitors. The park's purpose is conservation and the preservation of natural springs. There are some hiking trails where visitors can camp, hike, and take pictures.
The park includes two very different regions of Ecuador, the high altitude sierra with Cayambe volcano and the hot, humid rainforest of the Amazon basin as well as the intervening temperate cloud forest. There are three entrances, and the one chosen by the visitor will reflect which region they wish to visit because there are few tracks within ...