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The pretty torrenticola frog, called such for its “painted” toenails, was first spotted by scientists close to Papallacta. Contents This brochure offers a panoramic view of the biological and cultural diversity of Cayambe Coca National Park (CCNP), as well as practical information for the visitor: a geographic and a tourist map, must-see sites, outstanding tourist activities, some useful recommendations for your trip, and a directory of services. 2 Map of Ecuador’s Natural Heritage Sites (PANE) 4 Cayambe Coca National Park A network of rivers uniting the jungle and the snow 8 Geographic map of the Park 10 Faces and traces Kayambis and Cofanes: “people of the sun” and the “true people” 14 Tourist map 16 Not to be missed 20 Things to do 24 Getting there 26 Directory 28 List of outstanding wildlife species b GALÁPAGOS 1 GALÁPAGOS NATIONAL PARK 2 GALÁPAGOS MARINE RESERVE 16 PACIFIC COAST 2 18 17 Colombia 3 GALERA SAN FRANCISCO MARINE RESERVE Esmeraldas 4 MACHALILLA NATIONAL PARK 1 5 MANGLARES CHURUTE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 26 Pto. Baquerizo 3 6 MACHE CHINDUL ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Moreno 20 25 Tulcán 7 SANTA CLARA ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE 8 8 MUISNE RIVER ESTUARY MANGROVES WILDLIFE REFUGE 6 9 EL SALADO MANGROVES FAUNA PRODUCTION RESERVE Ibarra 44 10 SANTA ELENA PENINSULA MARINE FAUNA WILDLIFE REFUGE 27 Nueva Loja 11 EL MORRO MANGROVES WILDLIFE REFUGE 0o 12 PACOCHE WILDLIFE REFUGE 13 PARQUE LAGO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 39 40 14 ARENILLAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Quito 15 ISLAS CORAZÓN Y FRAGATAS WILDLIFE REFUGE 28 Sto. Domingo 41 16 CAYAPAS MATAJE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 45 N Francisco 17 ESMERALDAS RIVER ESTUARY MANGROVES WILDLIFE REFUGE 15 24 30 de Orellana WE 31 29 18 LA CHIQUITA WILDLIFE REFUGE 19 ISLA SANTAY AND ISLA DEL GALLO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA S 20 PAMBILAR WILDLIFE RESERVE 21 LOS SAMANES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Latacunga Tena 12 Portoviejo 22 PLAYAS DE VILLAMIL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 37 42 23 EL PELADO MARINE RESERVE Ambato COAST - ANDES 4 32 Puyo 24 LOS ILINIZAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 25 COTACACHI CAYAPAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Guaranda Riobamba ANDES 38 23 Babahoyo 26 EL ÁNGEL ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 21 27 PULULAHUA GEOBOTANICAL RESERVE 10 13 28 PASOCHOA WILDLIFE RESERVE 19 9 29 ANTISANA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Santa Elena Guayaquil 30 EL BOLICHE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 11 5 Perú 31 COTOPAXI NATIONAL PARK Macas 32 CHIMBORAZO FAUNA PRODUCTION RESERVE 22 33 CAJAS NATIONAL PARK 34 YACURI NATIONAL PARK 33 Azogues 35 QUIMSACOCHA NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Pacific Ocean 35 ANDES - AMAZON 7 Cuenca Machala 36 PODOCARPUS NATIONAL PARK 47 37 LLANGANATES NATIONAL PARK 46 38 SANGAY NATIONAL PARK 14 39 CAYAMBE COCA NATIONAL PARK MAP of 43 AMAZON NATURAL HERITAGE SITES 40 CUYABENO FAUNA PRODUCTION RESERVE Zamora 41 LIMONCOCHA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE Loja Patrimonio de Áreas Naturales del Estado, PANE 42 YASUNÍ NATIONAL PARK 36 43 EL ZARZA WILDLIFE REFUGE 44 COFÁN BERMEJO ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 45 SUMACO NAPO-GALERAS NATIONAL PARK 34 48 46 EL CÓNDOR BIOLOGICAL RESERVE 100 km 47 EL QUIMI BIOLOGICAL RESERVE 48 CERRO PLATEADO BIOLOGICAL RESERVE 3 Cayambe (5,790 masl) seen from the Cayambe Coca slopes of Saraúrco (4,725 masl). National Park A network of rivers uniting the jungle and the snow Starting in the glaciers, páramos (high plains) and Andean forests slide down the eastern slopes of the mountain range and meet up with the Amazon. Cayambe Coca has some of the most diverse landscapes of all the protected areas in Ecuador and in the world. he Andean mountain range in Ecuador creates a mosaic of landscapes with sur- T prising biological and cultural diversity. One example of this diversity is Cayambe Coca National Park (CCNP): a snowy volcano on the to the south and east of the Park, hot baths equator, mega-diverse páramos only an hour in Papallacta, boating in Baeza and El Chaco, from Quito, cloud forests, and tropical jungles. and the awe-inspiring sight of San Rafael Falls. Biodiversity and endemic species in CCNP* Even its name points to the Park’s diversity: Below, in the mystical jungle atmosphere, sits CCNP % Ecuador / % of Cayambe is its highest mountain and Coca is one the Cofán village Sinangüé above the Aguarico no. of species endemism no. of species national total Cayambe, with an altitude of of the large rivers that flows toward the Amazon. River, a gate to the Amazon. Flora 2,500 n/d 15,306 16.3 5,790 masl, is the third highest The highland slopes of the Park’s land area This area has only been a national park Mammals mountain in Ecuador. It’s the are home to the Kayambi culture, an indig- since 2010, as Cayambe Coca was an eco- 200 2.9 - 4.3 380 52.0 Birds 900 2.9 - 8.1 1,616 55.6 only point on land at which enous people of great historical and political logical reserve up until then. The topography Reptiles 140 n/d 350 40.0 significance. Farther east is Oyacachi, a village in the higher altitudes is very rough, domi- the equator passes through Amphibians 116 4.7 - 44.6 464 23.7 in the páramos without automobile access until nated by Cayambe (5,790 masl) and other a glacier or, in other words, * These figures are, of necessity, estimates and subject to change. where the latitude and the recently, but once a hub on the traditional trade mountains such as Saraúrco (4,725 masl) • Between the altitudes with the lowest and highest concentrations of endemic routes between the Andes and the Amazon; and Puntas (4,452 masl). Toward the east, species. Source: MAE, 2010. temperature are both zero. 4 5 The Aguarico River, one of the largest waterways of the Ecuadorean the topography is less rugged, although it CAYAMBE COCA IN BRIEF Amazon, has its source in CCNP. includes El Reventador (3,482 masl), an iso- Location: El Chaco county (Napo province), Gonzalo lated volcano that erupts almost continuously. Pizarro county (Sucumbíos), Cayambe county More than eighty lagoons sprinkle the (Pichincha), and Pimampiro county (Imbabura) páramos among the mountains, most of Area: 403,103 hectares them in the Ñucanchi Turupamba area, near Altitude range: 600 to 5,790 masl Papallacta. There and in Oyacachi, the hot Climate: 5 to 25 °C baths testify to the region’s volcanic soul. Nearby settlements: Baeza, El Chaco, The area’s biodiversity is not only immense Papallacta (Napo), Lumbaqui (Sucumbíos), (900 species of birds!) but also unique: Cayambe, El Quinche, Olmedo (Pichincha), 100 endemic plant species and various frogs Ibarra, Mariano Acosta (Imbabura) of the genera Eleutherodactylus and Hyloxalus Established in: 1970 (changed to national abound in the Park and its surrounding regions. park status in 2010) In terms of variety of ecosystems –several types of páramos, Andean forests, and high and to Oyacachi. From the south, there are Amazon jungles– perhaps only Sangay various points of access from the Interoceanic National Park, farther south, can compete. Highway between Quito and the Amazon, such The area can be accessed from two points: as La Virgen, Papallacta, Baeza, or El Chaco. in the Andes, the Pan-American Highway This enormous territory offers innumerable stretches from the city of Cayambe to the vol- experiences for those who choose to visit. cano of the same name, to San Marcos Lagoon, The Ecosystems of Cayambe Glaciers on the volcano of Cayambe are the only ones that sit atop the Coca National Park equator. Here, both the latitude and Grassy páramo: the most common páramo, the temperature are zero. dominated by course grass but spotted with shrubs and soft grasses, located on the west side (ex. outskirts of Cayambe); marshy páramo: in the eastern foothills, swampy areas with species such as Neurolepis and Cortaderia (ex. Oyacachi); high-mountain evergreen forest: also known as low pára- Cayambe Coca forms part of mo, dominated by shrubs and small trees; a dense network of protected high-mountain humid thicket: lower re- areas in the southern Andes: gion of the marshy páramo, with more shrub it’s surrounded by Antisana, species (ex. remnants in Papallacta); cloud Cofán Bermejo, El Ángel, forest: many twisting trees and frequent and Cotacachi Cayapas. In fog (ex. Polyepis forests along the ascent to addition, along with the areas Papallacta); low-mountain evergreen forest: of Cotopaxi, Llanganates, taller trees with larger leaves; mountain- Sumaco Napo-Galeras, base evergreen forest: region above the Amazon forests with very tall trees (up to 40 Antisana, and Pasochoa, meters) and many palms (ex. Sinangüé). it is part of the Condor Bio-Reserve. 7 Cotacachi Atuntaqui 4, 944 PROVINCE B Cotacachi la N to Ibarra n OF IMBABURA c to Pimampiro o Cuicocha Imbabura O E 4, 610 m Shanshipamba í Tangal La Rinconada S Otavalo Cofanes L. San Pablo Olmedo (Pesillo) L. Puruhanta Cusín 3,990 m Puerto Libre C a bi access b u L. Mojanda e C to Reserve n PROVINCE Cabeno o a A b OF SUCUMBÍOS gu im ar h ic Fuya Fuya C o a Sinangüé 4, 290m L G Cayambe ino u Tabacundo Azuela Lumbaqui iv a D y l l e D a u ué b q Cayambe Pis a 5, 790 m m de b an a r to Lago Agrio S G o a e hin l s to Quito a u Reventador a d D D Pambamarca o (Quito Loma) Cangahua Reventador 4, 075 m 3, 560 m re ca ig o T C El Quinche Saraúrco San Rafael 4, 676 m C h Malo i G c h u village e a a m Yaruquí n interest site ua b Puntas g main road i a ngo 4, 452 m Y Ana secondary road Oyacachi river province limit Pifo Oyacachi railway Reserve limit to Quito L.