Cotopaxi · Ecuador Capital

Latacunga

In the destination Baños and the Avenida dos Vulcões.

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The city

What to expect from Latacunga.

Latacunga is the capital of Cotopaxi province, at about 2,800 meters, on the Avenue of the Volcanoes, 90 km south of Quito. The colonial center uses volcanic pumice stone, and the city is known for the Mama Negra festival and for chugchucara. It is the base for Cotopaxi National Park and for Laguna Quilotoa, the green-water crater in the western range.

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What to see in Latacunga

Park

Parque Nacional Cotopaxi

The park of the Cotopaxi volcano, at 5,897 meters, with its snow-covered cone, the páramo, the Limpiopungo lagoon and wild horses. You can drive up to about 4,600 meters.

Lagoon

Laguna Quilotoa

Volcanic crater about 3 km across with an emerald-green lake at the bottom, at about 3,900 meters in the western range. Trail down to the water and walk along the rim.

Square

Centro histórico de Latacunga

The colonial center of Latacunga, built with volcanic pumice stone, around Parque Vicente León, with the cathedral, the town hall and old houses.

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