HIGHLANDS

HIGHLANDS REGION

The Highlands is one of the four natural regions of the country. It is composed of the provinces: Pichincha, Carchi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Cañar, Azuay, Loja, Imbabura, Bolivar and Cotopaxi.

This region is characterized by tourism Adventure and its impressive mountains, volcanoes and glaciers. Its 10 provinces have historically cities such as Quito and Cuenca, and craft centers as Otavalo.

The Quito City is the capital of Ecuador.

TOURISTS ACTIVITIES

• Excursions
• Rafting
• Bird watching
• Hiking
• Trekking
• Mountain biking
• Paragliding
• Mounteneering
•  Wildlife observation

Tourism

The tourists can admire beautiful lagoons such as: Mojanda Lake, Cuicocha, San Pablo.

Gastronomy

The typical dishes: dry chicken, braised guinea pig, hornado, yahuarlocro, quimbolitos, tamales, llapingachos, tripamishqui, chugchucaras, mote crook and others.