Great Pita River Waterfall

The Pita River has its origin in the Cotopaxi National Park high paramos, it descends along the high plains at the foot of the Sincholagua Volcano, to end up flowing into a canyon and forming innumerable waterfalls in its journey south, taming its waters upon reaching the plain of Los Chillos Valley. Along its route there are some farms and private ecological reserves that protect a diverse ecosystem. One of these reserves is the Refugio Ecológico Molinuco, where the picturesque trail begins towards two famous waterfalls: the largest of all, called “Gran Cascada”, and downstream “Cascada Molinuco”, which, although lower in height, it is also very attractive.