Tourist attractions in Ecuador
Vague Goblin Waterfall
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Chical River
La topografía de esta microcuenca es irregular con pendientes moderadas y fuertes, con relieve montañoso y ondulado en donde se asientan los cultivos y huertas de los colonos, razón por lo que pueden observarse pastizales y pequeños manchones de bosque y matorral. Se aprecia grandes cantidades de rocas y troncos que han sido arrastrados por la corriente. Por otro lado, existen diversas especies de árboles y arbustos en los que crecen las bromelias (Tillandsia sp.) También predominan la caña brava y caña guadúa. Ubicación Se encuentra dentro de la parroquia chical, del cantón Tulcan.
0.88 Km.
Chilma Archaeological Site
It is postulated that Chilmá was an essential place for the cultivation of corn as well as other useful plants for the international market of the mindalaes. Perhaps the chonta wood and the fern were products that were collected in these places to take them to the high mountain areas. Evidence of snails of the Strombus family or Malea sp. They also support the idea that Chilmá is on the route to the Esmeralda coast. According to Max Uhle (1928) in the large bohíos parties and cults were held or they were dwelling places for the caciques, they were generally located in high parts, hills, foothills. In the case of petroglyphs there is no extensive and exact study of their meaning, possibly it was a form of communication. State of conservation Due to lack of studies and maintenance in the archaeological site, the remains are deteriorating. Location They are located in the Hoya de Maldonado, community of Chilmá and Chilmá Bajo
9.18 Km.
Chiles Volcano
It is an interesting volcanic complex, which has glaciers, but remains with snow on the flanks, inside the caldera. At the foot of the volcano sits the Chiles páramo surrounded by frailejones and pajonales adorned with endemic flowers of various colors such as rosa urco (exotic Andean flower). It is the habitat of numerous condors, turtledoves, partridges and sparrowhawks. The fog that appears in this place is quite dense, especially in the morning and afternoon due to temperature changes.It presents an irregular relief with quite high rock formations as a result of the different volcanic eruptions. From its slopes you can see the Maldonado Valley. El Chiles is the ideal place for those who like adventure, mountaineering, walks, trekking; Considered a border landmark between Ecuador and Colombia, surrounded by frailejones and pajonales adorned with exotic multicolored flowers such as rosa urco (exotic Andean flower). Where is the Chiles volcano located? The Chiles Volcano is an elevation that is located in the geographical domain of the Western Cordillera, in the province of Carchi and is at a distance of 38 kilometers from the city of Tulcán to the south west of the parish of Tufiño on the border with Colombia. .
21.76 Km.
Swallows Protective Forest
The Golondrinas Protected Forest is located in the province of Carchi, in the cantons of Tulcán, Mira and Espejo. It has an extension of 1500 hectares. The Cerro Golondrinas Protected Forest encompasses montane cloud forest areas of the western foothills of the Andes, where the vegetation is stunted. The chaparro is found adjacent to paramo areas, vegetation that is dominant in the El Ángel Ecological Reserve. In the lower parts there are disturbed forests and deforested areas in regeneration; near the neighboring towns there are lands destined for agriculture (corn, pineapples, fruit trees, sugar cane, beans) and pastures for cattle. In the upper part, the unprotected areas are converted to agricultural land, mainly potato crops. The forest is a source of food for all the numerous animal birds that inhabit it. One of the most representative mammals is the spectacled bear that roams the region. Within this forest we find three attractions that enhance the value and beauty of this site: the Santa Rosa Waterfall, the Chorro Blanco Waterfall and the Blanco River. 78 species of mammals have been registered, approximately 312 species of birds, in addition to between 70 and 140 woody species, of approximately 470 existing species of flora.
22.48 Km.
Green lagoons
They are a complex of three small lagoons located to the south-west of the Chiles Volcano in the province of Carchi in northern Ecuador. Considered a true scenic beauty due to the contrast of the coloration of the lagoons and the environment. They originate as a result of internal springs and slopes of the Chiles Volcano. They owe their name to the emerald green color of their waters resulting from a high content of chemical substances, especially sulfur. Three of its lagoons are the largest and have an approximate diameter of 200 meters. The landscape that these lagoons show in clear dawns is incredible, it has allowed to photograph images published worldwide, gaining the attention of thousands of observers, a true scenic beauty due to the contrast of the coloration of the lagoons and the environment. Among the activities that can be done in this beautiful place are: walks, photography, appreciation of flora and fauna. Location They are located to the south-west of the Chiles Volcano, 2 kilometers from its point of ascent towards the volcano, 20 kilometers to the north-west of the Tufiño parish and 40 kilometers from Tulcán, capital of the province of Carchi.
23.32 Km.
San Juan de Lachas Pump Workshop
This workshop is specialized in the elaboration of drums of the bomb, popular rhythm of the Afro-Ecuadorian culture. It is located in the community of San Juan de Lachas, in the Mira canton of the Carchi province. Its owner is Ezequiel Sevilla, one of the last builders of the Bomba drum. Ezequiel in his youth learned to make these percussion instruments from his father, Manuel Sevilla. He currently continues an arduous task in collecting the materials, which when assembled will make up the drum. These materials are found in the desert pampas of the Valle del Chota, as well as in the subtropical forests of the northwest of the Ecuadorian highlands, on which several black communities are settled that surpass the inter-Andean panorama of the valley. In addition to giving his pumps a very neat aesthetic and acoustic finish, this workshop keeps alive and fresh the practice of manufacturing them in all the sizes and colors that he thinks possible. Thus, its varied collection of more than thirty bombs shows the wide range of sizes (from 15 cm to 40 cm in diameter) and, consequently, the varied timbres that each one emits, from the highest tones (small bombs), to the most serious (big bombs).
23.68 Km.