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Thursday, 09 May 2013
Upon launching the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport, the Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito has initiated one of the largest urban development projects... Read More...
Thursday, 09 May 2013
Our city, which celebrates 35 years since it received the distinction of World Cultural Heritage Site from UNESCO, has been nominated to receive one of the prestigious... Read More...
Thursday, 09 May 2013
"In this Andean city, Man has not sought to impose itself on nature, and has used it to create a unique work, in which the religious temples, civic buildings and the... Read More...
Pululahua crater, an active volcano thousands of years ago, is today a peaceful valley perpetually dampened by the mist. The name comes from the Quichua words, “smoke from the water”. It forms part of the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, located 10 minutes north of the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
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Pululahua Crater
Pululahua crater, an active volcano thousands of years ago, is today a peaceful valley perpetually dampened by the mist. The name comes from the Quichua words, “smoke from the water”. It forms part of the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, located 10 minutes north of the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo.
The reserve covers an area of 13,000 hectares and contains approximately 1,200 vegetable species plus a diversity of bird, mammal and insect species.
A path goes down to the crater: it takes about 20 minutes to get down and 45 to go up. There are handcraft stands and a restaurant by the road in the area near the crater entrance. Two hotels are located within the crater basin
Useful Information
Manuel Córdova Galarza Motorway,
ten minutes north from the roundabout at the Mitad del Mundo, on the Calacalí road. Hostal Pululahua: 099 466 636 / 091914333 /
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La Rinconada: (+593 2) 2498 880 / 091 733 486
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There’s also the excellent hotel and restaurant,
El Crater, nearby. See. www.elcrater.com
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