Loreto Lagoon
Description
The Cayambe Coca National Park offers a large number of lagoons in the Papallacta area, Loreto Lagoon is one of the largest and most picturesque of them. Today, together with some other Papallacta lagoons, Loreto Lagoon helps provide drinking water to the city of Quito and its surroundings. It's not easy to hike there out of the ballasted car road, as the trails are usually barely recognizable and often very muddy; but those who dare to take the adventure have often managed to see wild animals such as the spectacled bear, or at least have enjoyed the extraordinary landscape of this wrinkled, and to a certain extent extreme, geography.
Data Table
| Place | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Control La Reserva | 3690m |
| Loreto Lagoon | 3728m |
National Park
Photos
Cayambe Coca National Park
Loreto Lagoon
Waterfall at Laguna Loreto
Flora
Cortaderia Sp
Andean Eagle
- How to get
- Distances
- Recommendations
How to get
Eastern Cordillera; 41 kilometers in a straight line east of Quito.
- Normal approach “Termas de Papallacta”: Take the Pifo – Papallacta highway (E20) eastwards until you reach the town of Papallacta. From there, continue towards the Papallacta Hot Springs, and further on, follow a gravel road in regular condition until you reach the Cayambe Coca National Park Reserve Control, where you must park your vehicle to begin the hike.
