Sincholagua moorlands

In our trip to Guayllanta, local people told us about some debris of a plane crash that took place in 1995. Even though going to a disaster site is not precisely a touristic destination, we decided to go camping in that place.

On May 3rd, 1995 a Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159 that came from Bolivia couldn´t fly over the Sincholagua volcano and crashed in the south side of the mountain. Unfortunately 9 people died. A big black spot in the grass is still the witness of the inferno after the crash, all over the area there are parts of the plane.

To get this place take the highway to Pintag (2847m S 00°22.013´ W 78°22.505´) then take the detour to Ubillus town (3102m S 00°25.283´ W 78°22.575´). There is a stoned way perfect for an off-road vehicle. In Ubillus ask for Agustin Bravo who is the Community president, there you pay USD$ 5 per car and they give you a key to enter to the Sincholagua moorlands. (3498m S 00°28.500´ W 78°22.193´)

During the way you´ll see landscapes from ecuadorian highlands, some waterfalls and even wild horses. 10 km far from Ubillus it´s located the crash site, there is a perfect place to camp and there is a cabain also that you can use if the weather becomes rainy.

From this place you have a nice view of the Sincholagua volcano, even you can use the shelter as base camp if you plan climbing the mountain. There are lots of rabbits, and birds such as quilicos and condors. Here you can find the typical "chuquiragua" wich is called the flower of the outdoors man.

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