Cajas National Park
The Parque Nacional Cajas has an surface of 28.808 hectars and was created the 04/071977 with the Registro Oficial A203-317.
The park is situated in the province of Azuay and the administration of the park is realized by the Corporation Municipal Parque Nacional Cajas, wich also manages the Centro de Interpretación of the park La Toreadora.
The Parque Nacional Cajas is at only 33 km of distance from Cuenca, and there are different access into the park from Cuenca.
In the Cajas National Park you can realize different activities: walks, horseriding, camping, sportfishing and birdwatching.
The park is known because of its big number of ponds (lagunas). The animals easily sighed in the park by visitors are rabbits, ducks and trouts. There are also deers (venado de cola blanca), bears (oso de anteojos), pumas and the Andintapir (tapir andino). The most important birds are Caracara, Cóndor and the Tucán andino.
OTHER INTERESTING SITES
Cuenca is the capital of the province of Azuay. Cuenca is at only 33 km of distance from the Parque Nacional Cajas.
Parque Nacional Cajas - Foto: ETAPA
The park has more than 230 ponds
Protected Areas, Reservates and National Parks in Ecuador
Tourism in the National Park Cajas
Tourism in the National Park Cajas
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