Mindo (1250m.snm) is located 70km west of Quito, located in a large subtropical valley is practically under the mouth of the crater of Guagua Pichincha. It can be reached by the new road to the coast: Calacali-Banks-Puerto Quito-The Independence and then 20 minutes after Nanegalito, before the town of Santa Rosa, was taken to the left, then continued by 7km more winding streets downhill until you reach Mindo. The output is well signposted.
Like many villages between Sierra and Coast, Mindo emits an atmosphere colorful and varied. The mindeños say possess the best of the two regions namely: the warm tropical temperatures and its proximity to the cold Andean capital Quito. The prevailing annual temperatures are between 18 and 24 ° C, and precipitation as in most populations between mountains and coastline abundant.
The trip nearly two hours by car worth especially when one considers the cloud forests untouched, the wealth when it comes to varieties of birds and beautiful natural resorts in the creeks around his.
The town, totally devoted to ecotourism, has sub-organizations of some naturalists as well as hostels and restaurants are simple, possibly the beginning of a greater flow of tourists in the future to so idyllic area.
The main products of the region are sugar cane, bananas, coffee, cocoa, cassava, passion fruit and guavas.
