Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas UCT
Through the Paradise in the Rural Parishes of Cotopaxi
2 Days - 1 Night 3 Pax of Germany 40 Years old Cultural Heritage in the Rural Parishes of Cotopaxi
Facilitator: Edison Molina
Gabriela Carolina Segovia Almeida
Quito, June 2012.
DEDICATION
Firstly, I want to thank God for giving me the strength to finish my career with success.
My mother, Haydee Amparito Almeida Reinoso:
Thank you for having encouraged in me self-improvement and the desire to triumph in life.
My father, Edgar Ivan Segovia Alba:
That in spite of all the difficulties always helps me and supported in all my decisions.
My husband, Jhonny Fernando Carrillo Páez:
Thank you to help me in my career, for being a great husband and a great father to our daughter.
My aunt, Angélica Alicia Almeida Reinoso:
Thank you because you have supported me as your daughter.
Thousand words would be not sufficed to thank them for their support, understanding and advice in difficult times. I hope not to disappoint them and always count on your valuable, sincere and unconditional support.
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INTRODUCTION
PROVINCE OF COTOPAXI
In our tour we going to visit the province of Cotopaxi, it is one of the 24 provinces of the Republic of Ecuador, it is located in the high land region in the
Central-North of the country. Its capital is Latacunga. The province takes its name from the most important volcano “Cotopaxi”.
It is possessed of majestic landscapes. It’s fascinating beauty volcano, its rivers, ancient and modern peoples, monuments, churches, narrow streets of its capital city, fishing sites, restaurants, Incan mounds, sanctuary ies, its lagoons, fairs and historic sites invite talk and enjoy its wonders, not only as an inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration, but as an area of scientific curiosity. The province of
Cotopaxi has 7 cantons: Latacunga, La Mana, Pangua, Pujilí, Salcedo, Saquisilí,
Sigchos.
LIMITS
The province of Cotopaxi is limited by:
North: Pichincha province.
South: The provinces of Tungurahua and Bolívar.
East: The Napo province.
West: The provinces of Pichincha and Los Ríos.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Population: 272.957 inhabitants.
Extension: 5.856 Km2
LATACUNGA´S CANTON
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Latacunga´s Canton is located in the province of Cotopaxi - Ecuador in the central highlands. It has a population of 5.287 inhabitants. It canton has an annual average temperature of 12 ° C, so it has a humid temperate, cold and warm climate. It is one of the cantons which boast more sunshine which favors the production of flowers for exportation.
POLITICAL DIVISION
It has this urban parishes: Eloy Alfaro (San Felipe), Ignacio Flores (La Laguna),
Juan Montalvo (San Sebastian), The matrix and San Buenaventura.
The canton is divided into the rural parishes: Toacaso, San Juan Pastocalle,
Mulaló, Tanicuchí, Latacunga, Alaques, Poaló, November 11, Belisario Quevedo,
Joseguango bajo.
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PUJILÍ´S CANTON
It was founded in 1657. The cantonal is located 2,961 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Sinchahuasín. The canton has various climates: warm in subtropical areas, cold in the highland regions and temperate in its urban area.
The canton has an area of 1,305 km2.
POLITICAL DIVISION
The parishes of this canton are: Angamarca, Guangaje, La Victoria, Pílalo,
Tingo, Zumbahua.
SAN MIGUEL DE SALCEDO´S PARISH
San Miguel de Salcedo lactated in the central highlands of the country. It was founded on September 19, 1919. Its name is in honor of the speaker Manuel
Antonio Salcedo and Cotopaxi, priest.
POLITICAL DIVISION
The rural parishes of Salcedo Canton are: Antonio José Holguín, Cusubamba,
Mulalillo, Mulliquindil, Panzaleo.
The urban parish is: San Miguel.
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SAQUISILÍ´S CANTON
LOCATION
The Saquisilí´s canton is situated between elevations 2,900 to 4,200 meters above sea level. The average temperature is 12 ° C. It was founded on 18 October
1943. The economically active population reaches 8.279 inhabitants.
POLITICAL DIVISION
The canton has four parishes; three rural and one urban which are as follows:
Cantonal head: Saquisilí. Rural parishes: Cochapamba, Canchagua, Chantilín
SIGCHOS´S CANTON
Sigchos, is one of the seven cantons of the province of Cotopaxi, in the Centre of the Ecuador. The canonization occurred on 21 July 1992.
POLITICAL DIVISION
This canton has the following parishes: Chugchilán, The Pampas, Palo Quemado,
Isinliví.
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PANGUA´S CANTON
GENERAL INFORMATION
It is located in the Centre of the Ecuador, It was formed on May 31, 1938. It has
8.427 inhabitants.
POLITICAL DIVISION
The Canton Pangua has four parishes: El Corazón, Moraspungo, Ramon Bell and, Pinllopata.
MANA´S CANTON
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Mana is one of the seven cantons of the province of Cotopaxi, it was founded by Carlos Lozada Quintana merchant who install a little house in 19th century and early 20th century which began to market products of the mountains and coast. It has an altitude of 800 m. It has a total area of 66.258 hectares.
POLITICAL DIVISION
Politically it is composed of five parishes, two rural: Guasaganda, Pucayacu and three urban: El Carmen, El Triunfo and La Mana.
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ITINERARY DAY 1
TIME DESCRIPTION 07:30 PICK UP FROM THE OLD BUILDING OF UCT UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN THE AV. PATRIA AND 9 OF OCTOBER. 07:30 08:00 TRANSFER FROM UNIVERSITY TO POINT VIEW IN SIMON BOLIVAR AVENUE. 08:00 08:15 BOX LUNCH IN THE POINT VIEW. 08:15 09:15 TRANSFER FROM POINT VIEW TO ECUANROSE. 09:15 09:45 VISIT ECUANROSE, IN THIS PART WE CAN SEE ALL THE PROCESS TO EXPORT THE FLOWER OTHER COUNTRIES. 09:45 10:00 TRANSFER FROM ECUAN ROSE TO PASTOSALLE PARISH. 10:00 10:20 VISIT CENTER OF PASTOCALLE PARISH. 10:20 10:30 TRANSFER PASTOCALLE TO HATCHERY´S GUINEA PIGS. 10:30 11:00 VISIT HATCHERY´S GUINEA PIGS. 11:00 11:20 TRANSFER FROM HATCHERY´S GUINEA PIGS TO TANICUCHÍ PARISH. 11:20 12:00 VISIT THE MAIN SQUARE OF THE PARISH OF TANICUCHI. 12:00 12:20 TRANSFER FROM TANICUCHÍ TO PAPPA RESTAURANT. 12:20 14:00 LUNCH IN PAPPA RESTAURANT. 14:00 14:25 TRANSFER FROM PAPPA RESTAURANT TO CUICUNO. 14:25 15:00 VISIT THE SANCTUARY OF CUICUNO . 15:00 15:20 TRANSFER FROM CUICUNO TO GUAYTACAMA PARISH. 15:20 15:40 VISIT TRAIN STATION OF GUAYTACAMA. 15:40 16:30 TRANSFER GUAYTACAMA PARISH TO “HOSTERÍA EL CAPULÍ” LOCATED IN PUJILÍ. 16:30 18:00 FREE TIME IN THE “HOSTERÍA EL CAPULÍ .” 18:00 19:00 DINNER IN THE “HOSTERÍA EL CAPULÍ .” 19:00 ACCOMODATION IN THE “HOSTERÍA EL CAPULÍ .”
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PARISH OF PASTOCALLE
The Pastocalle parish is located in the Northwest in the province of Cotopaxi, It is located at 25 km from Latacunga, the Parish has 31 neighborhoods; I choose this parish because it has a lot of projects that try to development.
ECUANROSE
In the parish of Pastocalle we will visit Ecuanrose, because the contribution from flower growing to national economy is remarkable, as it also generates an economic movement in the rural parishes which are neighbors to the plantations which create thousands of jobs in feeding, transport, housing, provision of necessary supplies for agricultural production.
To rediscover ancestral land wisdom is a step away from us, every day. Black, fertile, alive land which can germinate. Land with which our ancestors communicated in a circular and perfect relationship. Such land where the most beautiful roses in the world grow.
On the other hand, to involve flower growing with tourism is positive because this means creation of direct employments, I can compares this activity with that
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of wineyards in Chile, Argentina, and United States which have given a name to these countries.
I choose this place because approximately 400 people from the rural parishes of Latacunga´s canton works in this place, and it is one of the most important place that bring work at the people that live in the surroundings of this floriculture.
HATCHERY´S GUINEA PIGS
The hatchery of guinea pigs is a very important place because the guinea pig plays an important role in the folk culture of many Indigenous South American groups, especially as a food source, but also in folk medicine and in community religious ceremonies. The guinea pigs are a symbol in our country and it is an important product that the people eat in the high land region, for this reason is necessary that the foreign people know the real use that had this animal in our culture to learn to accept our culture.
This hatchery is very close to Ecuanrose and it is located 5 minutes from the center of Pastocalle. In this part we can find Pastocuy; it is a new project that tries to development the business between the community and the people. In this project there are approximately 10 families, they have their own hatchery where
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there are 250 guinea pigs. They sell these guinea pigs at the community at the coast of 7 to 12 dollars but they do not prepare this animal like a dish.
The common guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food by tribes in the Andean region of South America (present-day the southern part of
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia); Since the 1960s, efforts have been made to increase consumption of the animal outside South America
PARISH OF TANICUCHÍ
The parish of Tanicuchí is situated 20 km to the Northwest of the city of
Latacunga in Cotopaxi province, in the central part of the Andean alley, between the Cordillera Central and Western, at an approximate altitude of 2.981 meters above sea level and has an area of 80 Km.
It is apted for knowing more about the customers and traditions in the rural parishes of Cotopaxi. Parish´s temple has been standing majestically during a century. It has enhanced the authentic nature of deeply Catholic people. It was declared like cultural patrimony of Ecuador. Basically in Tanicuchí tourism is not developed yet but in my opinion it has a lot of interesting things like the bulb fighting square, the main square, the cultural house and the main church.
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Another interesting thing is the festivity in honor of Saint John Baptism; it is a cultural event lived and held by the family. In this festivity the main actor is the
“prioste” who had to work hard during the year, the prioste creates favorable conditions of reciprocity, through the redistribution of goods.
PARISH OF GUAYTACAMA
The parish of Guaytacama is located 12 Km north of Latacunga, it has an altitude of 2.906 meters above the sea level with 7.475 inhabitants; Inside the parish there are 13 neighborhoods, whose temperature fluctuates between 8 ° degrees in the morning and 18 ºdegrees at midday; It is considered as a high-risk zone before "the eruption of Cotopaxi volcano hypothesis".
Historically the parish of Guaytacama was elevated to the category of ecclesiastical parish on December 17th of 1829, according to the first inscription made in the book of baptisms resting in the Curia of Latacunga; the elevation of category of Civil Parish was on May 27th of 1861 with the creation of the Canton in Latacunga, in the Presidency of Gabriel García Moreno.
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The parish of Latacunga in relation to tourism has:
The sanctuary of Cuicuno "Lord of the tree"
The recreational complex of Guaytacama "Family time race"
Crafts: Mats and the blowholes in the neighborhoods of San Sebastian and
Pilacoto.
Rates of totora.
The jargon and the elaboration of candles or wax in Cuicuno.
THE SANTUARY OF CUICUNO
It is located 13 km from the center of Guaytacama. This sanctuary was built in the 16th century and it is a symbol in this parish. The people said that this tree is associated with the native ancestors the Mallqui.
The legend said that in this parish some year ago a group of people try to cut this tree but the tree began to bring blood, when the people saw this event they were scared but they discovered that the tree had the form of Jesus, in that moment began the faith in this tree and they decided to built a church in their honor. This is the origin of the devotion to the Lord of the tree of Cuicuno.
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We can visit this church all the day but the hours of attention are from Thursday to
Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00. The priest live inside the church for this reason if you need visit this chuch you can talk whit them and they can help you easily.
TRAIN STATION OF GUAYTACAMA
In the middle of the 19th century, international trade, and particularly cacao exportation, became increasingly important to the Ecuadorian economy, necessitating a power shift from regional oligarchies to a central oligarchy capable of developing a nation-wide infrastructure. García Moreno, a traditional elite and landholder from
Ecuador's highlands, consolidated power by espousing a program favoring centralization and modernization. A central railroad connecting Guayaquil, the country's largest port, and Quito was the backbone of Moreno's plan. This stretch of the rail system became known as the "Southern Railway".
Political wrangling and deceit tainted the promise of the central railroad throughout its tumultuous history. The vicissitudes of the 36-year campaign to build the Southern
Railway began in earnest with the death of the man who conceived it. In August 1875, less than three years after the start of construction, political opponents assassinated
Moreno on the steps of the presidential palace. Over the next four decades, the Southern
Railway claimed many more lives, including Eloy Alfaro, the president credited with completing it. Rightist thugs sent by the opposition captured Alfaro and a group of his supporters, transported them to Quito on the train, and turned them over to an angry mob.
Aside from the deaths of two presidents, the arduous task of linking the coast with the
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capital killed at least two thousand indigenous and Jamaican workers.
The completion of the Southern Railway did not accelerate the building of the rest of the railroad as many had hoped. In fact, the construction of the 373-kilometer Northern
Railway between Quito and San Lorenzo and the 110-kilometers of track from Sibambe to Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city, took almost twice as long to build, 57 years, as the
464-kilometer line from Guayaquil to Quito. Continued political rancor and a mounting external debt were the principal causes of the construction delays. The Sibambe-Cuenca section was the last to be inaugurated in 1965.
The complete rail system survived less than 10 years. Throughout the 1970s the government discontinued most of the secondary lines because it lacked the funds necessary for repairing them. Flooding and mudslides regularly consumed many branches of the railroad and, eventually, even closed the main southern and northern lines. Trains ran the Guayaquil-Quito and Quito-San Lorenzo routes until 1998, when El Niño destroyed large sections of the tracks.
Nowadays the Quito to Cotopaxi excursion is a full day trip, offering fantastic scenery that culminates with the towering, perfectly symmetrical Cotopaxi volcano. It is an important attractive in our country for this reason we visited the train station; inside we can find a fabulous museum with some pictures about the history of the railway in
Ecuador; it is opened every day in week from 09:00 to 17:00.
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HOSTERIA “EL CAPULÍ”
It is an excellent hostería in Pujilí, It has all the services that a tourist need to be good. If you need a very comfortable place in the surroundings of Cotopaxi you could visit this place located in the downtown in the city, these facilities have been rehabilitated in order to exhibit the gravel walls and brick finishing that enhances a singularly beautiful work of architecture.
This inn will cover the demand for lodging by groups of national and foreign tourists reaching Pujilí and the province, attracted by its geography and cultural commercial activities.
NOTE:
In this day we do not have any unexpected, all the itinerary and activities
were development with success.
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ITINERARY
DAY 2
TIME DESCRIPTION
08:00 PICK UP FROM “HOTERIA EL CAPULÍ” TO LA VICTORIA PARISH.
08:00 08:05 TRANSFER FROM “HOTERIA EL CAPULÍ” TO LA VICTORIA PARISH.
08:05 08:45 VISIT LA VICTORIA, WHERE WE GOIN TO VISIT THE STORE OF POTTERY.
08:45 09:45 TRANSFER FROM LA VICTORIA TO CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OF SANTA ROSA IN THE PARISH OF BELISARIO QUEVEDO.
09:45 10:00 BOX LUNCH IN THE CENTER OF ENTRETAIMENT OF SANTA ROSA WHERE WE CAN KNEW ABOUT THE NEW PROJECT DEVELOPMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF COTOPAXI.
10:00 10:30 VISIT CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OF SANTA ROSA IN BELISARIO QUEVEDO.
10:30 12:30 TRANSFER FROM CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OF SANTA ROSA IN BELISARIO QUEVEDO TO QUITO.
12:30 END THE TOUR IN QUITO.
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PARISH OF LA VICTORIA
It is located at s very old farm by the name of Mulinliví, 10 km west of
Latacunga and 5 Km. North of Pujilí. This site is widely visited due to the renowned handcrafts produced by true artist who render clay into many fancy and lively objects sprouting from their creativity and imagination.
Pottery has its origins in the neighborhood of El Tejar. Some years ago foreign members of the Andean Mission installed a ceramic factory in which some of the local artisans worked and learned the modern process of manufacturing ceramic objects. In time, when the mission members left, these artisans installed their own work-shops to produce predominantly toys and afterwards red roof tiles, abandoning in this fashion their original mainstay.
From then on, and thanks to the creativity and hard work of dexterous handcrafters, the scope of the production of ceramics broadened, as did the design and creativity, including: plants pots, glazed roof tiles, Moriscos
(balustrade components in the Moorish style) and floor tiles. Commercial outlets proliferated rapidly at other marketplaces and locations. During the twentieth century – the 70´s and 80´s – pottery reached national and international fame;
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hence, upgrade techniques were required to improve production and attain excellent in quality.
In order to promote such pottery, more especially concerning objects made of ceramics and be able to set forth dissemination and commercialization policies, the traditional ceramics festivities were established during carnival. Original designs from the area are exhibited, and constitute an attraction to national and foreign tourists.
PARISH OF BELISARIO QUEVEDO
The parish of Belisario Quevedo is located 7 km at the north of Latacunga, it has 5.500 inhabitants whit a temperature between 9 degrees to 20 degrees in the hottest days.
The main tourist attraction is the hill called Putzalahua, which has an altitude of 3515 meters above the sea level. It has a mythological appreciation with countless legends. To attract tourism among the activities to be carried out is the
Putzalahua and in the surrounding area the government tries to development a botanical park.
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CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OF SANTA ROSA
This center of entertainment is located at 15 minutes from the center of
Belisario Quevedo; it is a new project that the government tries to development whit the help of the community; inside this place we can find a water´s reservoir, it has approximately 13 million liters of water, it is connecting with the town with tunnels that provide of water at 60 families. Whit the community they want to rent bicycles and boats.
NOTES:
In this day we do not have any unexpected, all the itinerary and activities were development with success.
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CONCLUSIONS
In the rural parishes of Cotopaxi we can find a lot of unexplored attractive that
we have to development to be a competitive country in the world.
Cotopaxi is not only a volcano; Cotopaxi is a mix with culture, traditions and
nature.
In the rural parishes of Cotopaxi there are projects that the government tries to
do but nothing is possible if we do not support their effort with our promotion in
the tourism national and international.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
I recommend you to visit all the parishes before to development a project in the
rural parishes of Cotopaxi, because more of them are no explored by the people.
Search in internet before to begin to work, and then confirm the dates with the
government. You can find the telephone number in the official pages in the
internet.
If you do a rout in the rural parishes of Cotopaxi, you could visit these parishes
one week before because always they rebuilt the rout.
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ANNEXES
ECUANROSE – PARISH OF PASTOCALLLE.
GUINEA PIGS IN THE PASTOCUY´S HATCHERY IN THE PARISH OF PASTOCALLE.
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PRINCIPAL CHURCH IN THE PARISH OF TANICUCHÍ.
BULLFIGHT SQUARE IN THE PARISH OF TANICUHÍ.
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THE SANCTUARY OF CUICUNO IN THE PARISH OF GUAYTACAMA.
PICTURE INSIDE THE SANCTUARY OF CUICUNO IN THE PARISH OF GUAYTACAMA.
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PICTURE INSIDE THE SANCTUARY OF CUICUNO.
PICTURE “LORD OF CUICUNO.”
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TRAIN STATION OF GUAYTACAMA.
MUSEUM INSIDE THE TRAIN STATION OF GUAYTACAMA.
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HOSTERÍA “EL CAPULÍ” IN PUJILÍ
ROOMS AT THE HOSTERIA “EL CAPULÍ.”
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STORE OF POTTERY IN THE PARISH OF LA VICTORIA.
GABBY SEGOVIA, EDISON MOLINA, JANETH MOREANO AND ROBBY DELGADO IN THE STORE OF POTTERY IN THE PARISH OF LA VICTORIA.
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CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OF SANTA ROSA IN THE PARISH OF BELISARIO QUEVEDO.
RESERVOIR OF WATER IN THE CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT IN SANTA ROSA.
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