Cajas national park, very close to Cuenca, is located between 3000-4500m altitude and features a highland tundra landscape with hundreds of lagoons.
Despite rainy weather forecast, we set out for a small hike and were rewarded with an eerie landscape and even some unobstructed views when the clouds dispersed for short periods of time. The trip was rounded off with tasty trouts in one of the many trout farms.Read more