Cajas National Park

Even though we got some impressions from the internet, Cajas National Park really surprised us by its beauty (similar to Cuenca 🙃). We took a 13 km hike at an altitude from 3800 - 4200 m, and the route led us through beautiful alpine (andine?) landscapes, around many crystal clear mountain lakes and through fairytale-like enchanted forests. All the time (or up until the last 3km) we were blessed by almost uninterrupted sunshine and, consequentially, with quite high temperatures despite the altitude (memo to ourselves: SPF 50 does not work the same at this altitude!). We loved every second of the trek and highly recommend everyone in or around Cuenca to visit the Cajas National Park, and to do the ‚long‘ trek! It really made us look even more forward to all the other treks we are planning to do in Ecuador.
Ecuador, eres hermosa!! ❤️Read more