This is a wonderful place to explore hike spend the afternoon on a nice day with forest views of quito and many trails to explore our second favourite park in quito after parque carolina although if you prefer rugged beauty and want to escape to nature this park is far better. This is a list of national parks in ecuador.
Imbabura pichincha sucumbíos and napo province.
Natural parks around equador. Name photo location area established cayambe coca. National parks of ecuador system of national parks and reserves of ecuador. Cayambe coca national park.
403 103 ha 1 556 sq mi 1970 cotopaxi. The differentiation between the different categories often is not all that clear and certainly not a criterion to decide whether or not you could be interested in an area. The following section is not a complete listing of all of ecuador s national parks and.
Ecuador is one of the most beautiful biologically diverse countries in the world and fortunately its countless natural wonders are protected in twenty plus national parks and reserves. There are 11 national parks. At parks where camping is allowed there is usually an additional charge of around 5 3 35 per person per day.
When studying the amazon of ecuador in the 1980s world famous botanist dr. Most of the national parks charge 10 to 20 6 65 13 for admission but it costs a hefty 100 67 to enter galápagos national park. Natural attractions near quito ecuador like pasochoa volcano reserve cotopaxi volcano national park illinizas ecologic reserve antisana ecologic reseve pichincha volcano pululahua reserve papallacta thermal springs with maps tips to get there entrace fee and more usfeul information to tarvel from quito ecuador to that sites.
Within these areas you can experience unmatched scenery and an incredible array of flora and fauna. Gentry discovered the greatest number of plant species per hectare in the world which made ecuador the country with the highest biodiversity in the world. The national parks system of ecuador has 51 protected areas of different categories.
2 of 2 nature parks in machalilla national park diving for 40 including boattrip to the island which was speedy and crazy due to waves trekking with a guide whale watching on the way there snorkeling with gear lunch and snacks homemade banana cake. The park is so large that it has three separate entrances and it is impossible to visit all in a single day. Cayambe coca national park is unique because it protects lands in two very different regions of ecuador the cold rocky highlands and the hot humid amazon basin as well as the miles of cloud forest in between.
33 393 ha 129 sq mi 1975 el cajas.
