El Cisne Sanctuary
It is a Catholic church located in the parish El Cisne in the province of Loja - Ecuador, its construction began in 1930 and ended in 1934, initially was built intended to worship the Virgin of El Cisne, whose devotees exceed 5 million faithful each year, who meet in a procession that starts from the temple to the city of Loja where it ends with a Eucharistic celebration in the central city cathedral.
How to get thereVilcabamba Valley
Vilcabamba valley stretches about fifty two kilometers from the city of Loja in Ecuador. Vilcabamba, with its rivers of waters nourished magnesium and iron, is famous for hosting long-lived inhabitants.
How to get therePodocarpus National Park
It was established on 15 December 1982. The Park is an area of mega-diversity area and a high degree of endemism due to its location between different biological systems. The national park was established to protect the largest forest in romerillos in the country, consisting of three species of the genus Podocarpus, the only native conifer of Ecuador.
How to get thereFlourishing of guayacanes
Bright sunshine and high temperatures are part of the flowering stage of guayacanes. Leaving Zapotillo, and start the journey through the path called Guayacanes, the flowering of these trees is observed in the parishes of Garza Real, Shoulders, Bolaspamba, Mangahurco and Cazaderos. Guayacanes are native trees in the area, whose blossoming change the landscape in the dry forest, as dominant for a few days yellow.
How to get thereLoja's City Gate
Is the Gateway to the city, it represents part of the Coat of Loja, in which a medieval castle, by which you access the city center can be seen. The entrance itself, is made up of the Bolívar bridge over the River Malacatos, a castle and sculptures of Don Quixote and his faithful companion, Sancho.
How to get thereVillonaco Wind Farm
It is the first wind project in mainland Ecuador, besides being the first in the world with an average speed of 12.7 m / s at an altitude of 2700 meters.
How to get therePuyango Petrified Forest
Ecuador's Natural and Cultural Patrimony, Puyango Petrified Forest houses a large collection of petrified trees outdoors, logs more than a hundred million years became granite as a cataclysmic effect.
You can find petrified fossils: shells, clams, snails and ammonites; some of which measure up to two meters in diameter.
Zamora
Birds and waterfalls City, just 60 minutes from Loja, visitors can enjoy natural attractions, the chirping of birds and the murmur of streams, striking waterfalls and rivers of Podocarpus National Park, main south reserve, take us to one of the most valuable wealth of the country.
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