Guayllanta moorlands

The Guayllanta moorland is the perfect place to go camping, there are spectacular landscapes, pure air and nature.

It is a destination very near from Quito, to get there youhave to take the highway to Los Chillos Valley. When you get Sangolquí ask for "El Colibrí" (the hummingbird) wich is a sculpture where is located the detour to Pintag. Then you have to go to El Carmen neighborhood.

The community in this "barrio" is well organized and control visitors that come to camp. The Ushiña family is the one who allows you to enter to Guayllanta, it costs USD $ 5 per person.

The road until El Carmen is in good conditions, but from there only off-road vehicles can continue. The first thing that impress you when arrive to the scrubland is an amazing view of the Antisana volcano and some big rocks from an ancient eruption.

In front of the Antisana there is the SIncholagua, wich is smaller but it is very peculiar because it shows "rivers" of snow in its mountainsides.

The road goes down until a green plain perfect to camp, next to a small river and protected from the moorland cold wind by hills around it. From here you can go hiking to the next moorland, go fishing or taking pictures of the beautiful landscapes.

In this place it is very common to see rabbits, moorland wolves, "quilicos" and, if you´re lucky, even cóndores.

The weather is very changing it can be sunny in the morning or noon, but rainy int he afternoon and at night, so bringing warm clothing and raincoat is a good idea.

More pictures from Guayllanta in this gallery.