コルディレラ中央エクアドルの湖・トップ20

常にガイドに従ってください。草の層の下には沼地があります。跳ねると下の水が揺れるので、ウォーターマットレスと呼ばれています。

It's an excellent viewpoint, both for Limpiopungo Lagoon and for Rumiñahui and Cotopaxi Volcano. Because of the cold, you'll need to wear a coat.

A beautiful circular path leads around the lagoon and great animal sightings are possible.

If you're not careful - one wrong step to the left or right and you'll fall into the 3.20 m deep swamp. The ground looks deceptively stable like a meadow. You should only go with an experienced guide.

A beautiful lagoon that you can also walk around from the parking lot. When the weather is nice, you have a good view of the Cotopaxi.

Arriving from Otavalo without your own car: From the bus terminal, take the bus to Cotacachi or Quiroga. Buses run every 15-20 minutes. Just ask for Laguna at the terminal and someone will direct you to the right bus. Cost per ride: $0.4. The bus driver will drop you off at a taxi rank in Cotacachi or at the central park in Quiroga. From there, the only way to get to the lagoon is by taxi, as there are no buses going there. A taxi will cost around USD 5-6. For the return trip, it's best to use the taxi driver's phone number to call him for the return trip, as the lagoon is pretty deserted and there aren't really any taxis around. The price for the return trip is the same as for the outward trip. It would also be possible to hitchhike back at least to Quiroga, since the road from the lagoon goes through Quiroga. From there or Cotacachi, take the $0.4 bus to Otavalo again. The buses also leave here very regularly.

Nice views from the hills along the way. A deep view of the lake landscape and the Paramo

Still above the Whymper hut, this small body of water feeds on meltwater. Colored by the local minerals, the water appears tinted orange. The color changes depending on the sunlight. A fair reward for the hard work of the ascent