Cuicocha Tour

Package Overview

To the Northwest of the town of Otavalo and just 58 km North of Quito stands Cotacachi, a sacred mountain in the religious conception of the northern Indians. It is and old eroded and extinct volcano located in the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve.
Below its slopes lies the remains of yet another volcano called Cuicocha Crater or Guinea Pig Lagoon, whose caldron was filled by the water of the melting glaciers above, thousands of years ago. Cuicocha is a collapsed volcanic crater that measures 3 km / 1,9 miles in diameter and is about 200 m / 656 ft deep, but still shows signs of activity.

Cuicocha Lake with the IslandDuring the around the crater you can clearly see the lagoon: the name Cuicocha comes from the shape of one of the islands in the middle of the lagoon that resembles the shape of a "cui" or guinea pig.
During the hike you an also enjoy some spectacular ciews of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 :

  Pick up at Quito at around 7:30
  Two and a half hours drive to Cuicocha
  Five hours hike around the crater
  Box lunch
  Back at Quito by 19:00

Inclusions

• Sightseeing

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• Luis Coloma N44-209 y Av. El Inca, Quito, Ecuador
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