City: Pichincha Province
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Things to do in Pichincha Province, Ecuador: The Best Hiking Trails
Pichincha (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈtʃintʃa]) is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west.
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1. Maquipucuna Reserve
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Maquipucuna is the closest and largest cloud forest reserve close to Quito. Besides guided tours to watch hundreds of birds, insects, orchid species and Yumbo culture vestiges, it's a unique site that offers easy to moderate trails to access forests where the endangered Andean Spectacled Bears congregate around mass fruiting of wild avocadoes. Andean bear season in 2019 is expected to happen sometime between October and December. Past visitors have sighted up to 14 different bears in two days. Maquipucuna is a birdwatchers paradise too - during the last world bird-count day, our guides sighted 157 species. Internationally awarded Maquipucuna Ecolodge within a 15,000 acres Maquipucuna Reserve located only 2 hours away from Quito. Maquipucuna is a private biodiversity haven for 10% of Ecuador's plant diversity and 4% of all the bird species known for the entire planet! Maquipucuna is an Important Bird Area (IBA) heart of the Choco Andino Biosphere Reserve as designated by UNESCO.
2. Yellow House Hiking Trails
3. Reserva Ecologica Santa Rita
A few minutes from Quito, share with your family and friends a spectacular place. Get out of town, breaks the routine and enjoy an incredible adventure safely in Pasochoa Mountain, with a wonderful view of Cotopaxi and Sincholagua. Come and discover the secrets of the forests and wildlife between trails and waterfalls. Dare to live this experience! ! !
4. Cotopaxi, you'll take snow on hands
Around 06h45, we will leave Quito, we will pass by a site where we can see the extension of the city from the South Eastern part, we will continue and we will go to have breakfast (at tourist cost), in a restaurant with the best Ecuadorian gastronomy on the way to the Cotopaxi volcano. Then we will meet our local guide at the Entrance of Cotopaxi National Park ...
5. Andean Mount
Live memorable experiences of adventure, hiking, climbing and high-level mountaineering. The best expedition of your life! Vive experiencias memorables de aventura, senderismo, escalada y montañismo de alto nivel. La mejor expedición de tu vida!
