TOURISM AND RECOMMENDATIONS

From the city of Quito one can arrive directly to the towns of Cayambe, west of the reserve, or Papallacta, south of the reserve. In Cayambe there is access to the Puruhanta and San Marcos fishing lakes and to the Cayambe volcano. A 4WD car is able to get near its refuge, from where it takes up to ten hours to get to the summit. The climb has taken many lives and should be done at night to prevent the avalanches that occur with softer, melted snow. Papallacta offers relaxing pools with hot spring water.