Llanganates National Park

Cotopaxi Province · Ecuador

Llanganates National Park, Ecuador
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Best time to go
November to February, the relatively drier window
Accessibility
not-accessible
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A rugged, trail-poor wilderness of páramo, cloud forest, and labyrinthine ridges long associated with the legend of Atahualpa's hidden Inca gold. Guided treks reach the Pisayambo lake district and remote waterfalls, rewarding self-sufficient hikers with solitude rare in the Ecuadorian Andes.

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