Description

Simiatug is one of the most beautiful and least known corners of Ecuador, good to visit when you want to get away from the crowds to a secluded area with a native culture, where it's still possible to find indigenous communities wearing their typical attire, picturesque markets, and traditional indigenous celebrations. Around here, small ancestral towns have risen in the middle of green grasslands and numerous pine forests, above which rise rocky peaks of good rock and super whimsical figures.

Elevation Table
PlaceElevation
Simiatug3210m
Cocha Colorada3773m
Simiatug Towers4450m
Ambato2670m
Salinas de Guaranda3560m
Guaranda2680m

Photos

Simiatug Square

Simiatug Square

Simiatug Towers

Simiatug Towers

Cocha Colorada Lagoon

Cocha Colorada Lagoon

Flora

Pine trees and paddocks

Pine trees and paddocks

Valeriana microphylla

Valeriana microphylla

How to get

Western Mountain Range; 37 kilometers in a straight line west of Ambato; 33.5km north of Guaranda.

  1. Ambato Approach: Leaving Ambato, take the paved road to Aguaján; Continue along for 64km until reaching the town of Simiatug. The road may have some bad sections with lack of maintenance.
  2. Guaranda Approach: Take the Guaranda - Salinas de Guaranda - Simiatug road, the total distance is 54km. by paved road usually in better conditions.

AmbatoCentral South Sierra