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Horseback riding 2 days 1 night |
Departure: At Passengers request (9:00 am or earlier) : min. 2 people
Day 1:
Riding to the PYRAMIDS OF COCHASQUI (6 hours of riding). Picnic lunch, visit to the pyramids, dinner, campfire, lodging.
We will visit the 15 pyramids and tombs, which are witnesses of a pre-Inca architecture; they are spread over an area of 80 hectares. In 1979 they were declared Cultural Heritage of Mankind. The special thing about this place is that you can breathe a mystical aura, typical of this high desert of the Andes mountains, just to the south of the equator. Resulting a strategic location for the study of the stars and astrology and where ancient people performed their mystical rituals according to their beliefs.
Day 2:
Return (6-8 hours on horseback) to Shungu Huasi by the Mojanda Lagoons (3900 meters) which is a complex of 3 lagoons. The largest and most beautiful one is located inside a crater of an extinct volcano. The rocky peaks covered with endemic vegetation, offer a striking landscape ideal for photography lovers. During this ride you can admire the different landscapes including the following volcanoes (all over 4600 m osl): Cayambe, Antisana, Cotopaxi, Iliniza and Pichincha. Notice that at the Pichincha slope the splendid capital of Ecuador, Quito lies. Lunch box. Back to Shungu Huasi. Optional night lodging in Shungu Huasi. End of our service. |
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