• Nationalpark El Cajas & Cuenca (2)

    April 10, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    And once again the mountains are calling and my heart beats wildly. The decisive point why I decided to go to Cuenca was the possibility to visit the National Park 🏞 El Cajas quite easily - just take the bus up to 3,800m and go hiking in the Paramo without a guide.
    Unfortunately, it was not that easy, because the buses could not drive on the road to the NP for 3 weeks, because there was a big landslide, which took 20 houses with it. Unfortunately, not a rarity in the rainy season.
    So without further ado I took a cab to the entrance of the NP. The ride alone was breathtaking and the pictures describe quite well my impressions of my hike.
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