Llanganates National Park
General
This park has one of the most spectacular
and inaccessible landscapes of Ecuador, with
deep valleys, rough paramos and many rivers
and lagoons. The weather is cold, rainy and
cloudy most of the year, and most of the park
is covered by very dense vegetation. The
highest mountain in the area is Cerro Hermoso
(15,618 feet). Waterfalls are abundant and
some of the lagoons have trout, attracting
fishermen.
Access
The park is almost inaccessible, except in the area of Píllaro, where a road goes
east to the Pisayambo and Yanacocha lagoons.
Species
The most common species are paramo rabbits, sacha rabbit, and weasel. Other common species
very difficult to observe are the spectacle bear, white-tailed deer, paramo deer, paramo fox,
puma, deer, tapir, cock of-the-rock and condor.
Plants
The most important plants in the area are paramo grass, alyssum, blackberry, drago, arrayán,
canelo and laurel.
