Carchi Province - Tourist Destinations

Tourist Destinations

  • Tulcán Cemetery - topiary garden cemetery;
  • El Ángel ecological reserve, El Ángel - extensive páramo ecosystem with diverse biotopes, including the visually striking páramos de frailejones - moorland with a forest of ancient, up to 10 m tall Espeletia pycnophylla plants;
  • Arrayanes Forest, San Gabriel - 16 ha large forest with rare trees whose bark is in cinnamon color;
  • Lagunas Verdes on the way from Tufiño to Maldonado. Three lakes of volcanic origin with blue - green water, rich with sulphur;
  • Gruta de la Paz, San Gabriel - show cave with a shrine of Virgin Mary;
  • Laguna del Salado, San Gabriel - a serene lagoon with translucent water;
  • Tufiño Hot Springs, Tulcán;
  • "El Voladero" lagoons, El Angel;
  • De Paluz Falls, San Gabriel;
  • Guanderas Scientific Station, Huaca - a biological research station for montane ecosystems.

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