Podocarpus National Park
Good to know
- Best time to go
- October to December for the driest hiking on the highland side
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A southern park spanning misty páramo above Loja and dripping lowland forest near Zamora, named for Ecuador's only native conifer. Its extreme elevational range concentrates over 600 bird species, and the Cajanuma sector's ridge trails to the Lagunas del Compadre are a trekker's highlight.
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