Quilotoa lagoon
To reach this gap sensational route to take is as follows: from Quito to take the Pan-American south towards the town of Latacunga (95km). At the first traffic lights turn right hand and take the path to Pujilí and continue towards the town of Zumbahua (66km).
If you want to try foods, stop at the entrance to Latacunga to taste the delicious “Chugchucaras”, an exquisite dish consisting of pork (pork rind and fritada) with roasted corn, slightly sweet empanadas and fried plantain.
As you can see continues to climb pottery clay handmade designs pre-Columbian and current. Once it reaches the mountainous uplands, you can watch as indigenous peasants living and working in their community. If you’re lucky you can even see them in action: men and women dressed reaping together with their colorful costumes. The flames are still used as animal cargo, although this was virtually abolished when the Spanish introduced the horse in americas.
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The landscape is full of patches of different colors (crops), even more abrupt in the sides of mountains. The llamas and sheep are part of their daily lives. These animals will provide food, wool for clothing and fabric besides being a means of transport. Nearly Zumbahua you will find Tigua, a small town with a community dedicated to produce paintings “naïf” not in its traditional base but in sheep’s skin dry. These paintings are very colorful, and represent the land and customs of the people who live in the region Quilotoa. Olga Fish, German resident in Ecuador, discovered the abilities of these people and encouraged them to paint in both traditional and new materials. Now these paintings can be found in almost every store folk of Ecuador. We recommend the book “Tigua Painters” by Mayra Casares.
After Tigua rustic you will see a sign pointing in the direction of the Quilotoa lagoon. This gap is in the crater of the volcano of the same name to 14km of Zumbahua. In twenty minutes will be on the edge of the crater lake. The word comes from Quilotoa Quichua of the words “quiru” = tooth and “toa” due to the shape of the lagoon. The edge is 3610metros and the lagoon at 2270 meters above sea level. The Quilotoa lagoon will let you engrossed with its turquoise-green color and spectacle of the edges of the crater. If you want to get off the lagoon will take half an hour, although you may want to raise the rent of mules. Enjoy fall and rise while delighted with the amazing spectacle of nature.
