EL CAJAS NATIONAL PARK BIODIVERSITY

1. EL CAJAS NATIONAL
PARK

2. HOW TO ARRIVE TO CAJAS NATIONAL
PARK?
It is located on the West side of the city of
Cuenca

3. EL CAJAS IS
EASILY
VISITED

4. ALTITUDE REGION OF 3000M TO 4500M .
250 SMALL LAKES AND PONDS.

5. TOREADORA IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST LAKES

6. One of the most interesting high mountain plants
to be seen are the puya bromeliads.

7. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS

8. POLYLEPIS TREES, ALSO LOCALLY
KNOWN AS ARBOL DE PAPEL OR PAPER
TREE

9. MANY BIRDS STILL INHABIT THE PARAMO -
THE BLUE-MANTLED THORNBILL, A
HUMMINGBIRD, PARAMO GROUND

10. EL CAJAS IS AN OLDEST AREA OF THE ANDES WITHOUT
ANY ACTIVE VOLCANOES.

11. RECOMMENDATION
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