2. • THE QUILOTOA IS A VOLCANO OF THE ECUADORIAN ANDES, THE CALDERA LAKE OFFERS BREATH
TAKING PANORAMIC VIEWS AND ETHEREAL ELECTRIC BLUE WATER. THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF THE
COLLAPSE OF THE VOLCANO, WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT 800 YEARS AGO.
3. THE QUILOTOA LAGOON IS LOCATED 66 KM. SOUTH OF LATACUNGA, IN THE ZUMBAHUA PARISH OF
THE PUJILÍ CANTON AND IS PART OF THE LOS ILINIZAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE.
4. THE QUILOTOA IS ONE OF THE 15 MOST BEAUTIFUL LAGOONS OF VOLCANIC ORIGIN IN
THE WORLD. ITS TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 12 DEGREES CELSIUS, FROM JANUARY TO MAY
THE RAINS ARE FREQUENT.
5. THE QUILOTOA LAGOON IS A VERY POOR AREA IN VEGETATION, DUE TO ITS RAVINES AND SLOPES. IN
THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE LAGOON WE CAN OBSERVE SOME SPECIES OF CHUQUIRAGUAS, SACHA
CHOCHO, PIQUILES, MORTIÑO, PUMAMAQUI, YANAQUIRO, CAMPERO, ROMERILLO, SIGSE, AMONG
OTHERS.
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6. FAUNA IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE QUILOTOA LAGOON, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO
OBSERVE ANIMAL SPECIES SUCH AS: THE PÁRAMO WOLF, FOX, RABBITS, DEER, AMONG
OTHER SPECIES. THE EXISTING AVIFAUNA IN THIS CONSERVATION AREA IS REPRESENTED
MAINLY BY THE HUMMINGBIRD, DOVE, QUILICO, TIT, BROWN QUINDE, PARROT, SPARROW
AND HUAIRACHURO.
8. CHIMBORAZO IS THE HIGHEST VOLCANO IN ECUADOR AND THE CLOSEST POINT TO THE SUN AROUND THE
WORLD, AND IS PART OF INTERANDINA REGION , WITH 6,268 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
9. CLIMATE OF THE CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO: TEMPERATURES FROM 0°C TO 10°C. BEING AT THE
FOOT OF THE CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO, THE CLIMATE IS COLD ANDEAN AND AT THE TOP IT IS
GLACIAL. IT´S LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF CHIMBORAZO.
10. CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO FLORA: REGARDING PLANTS, THE BEST KNOWN ARE FERNS,
AZORELLA PADS, GENTIANS, CHUQUIRAHUA, CHOCHO FLOWER, ACHUPALLAS, MOSSES AND
LICHENS.
11. CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO FAUNA: THE OUTSTANDING FAUNA IS TYPICAL OF THE PÁRAMO, REPRESENTED
MAINLY BY VICUÑAS, ALPACAS, DEER, SMALL RABBITS, MICE, PÁRAMO WOLVES. CURIQUINGES.
12. Quilotoa and Chimborazo are two volcanoes in the andes, both of them are
beautiful and incredible landscapes in Ecuador.
Chimborazo is higher than Quilotoa. It`s flora and fauna are similar due to its
location.
As for its temperature Chimborazo is much colder than Quilotoa, with
temperatures of o°c.
In the Quilotoa lagoon you can practice water sports, while in Chimborazo you
can practice sports such as: Climbing, mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing.
