Cuicocha

Sports	Cuicocha	Landscape

It is within the Cotacachi-Cayapas and is the most visited site in the same by having good accessibility. This lake is known as Lake of the Gods or Tsui - Cocha and cratérico source. The particularity of this lake is located in the center are two islands that are named after Teodoro Wolf and Jose Maria Yerovi, separated by the "Canal of dreams." These islands are the result of small eruptions following the main eruption.

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The Cuicocha is inside the crater of the Cotacachi volcano that was triggered by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago, which is why, no banks.

It is a beautiful lagoon at the foot of Cotacachi volcano, considered mythological ecological pond in the middle of this lake appear three domes of volcanic rock that form two islands covered with vegetation separated by the "channel of dreams."

Location
It is located within the Cotacachi-Cayapas. It is located 14 km from Otavalo and 12 kilometers southwest of Cotacachi.

Extension
It is a deep volcanic crater 4 km long by 3 km wide and about 200 m. deep.

Climate
The climate, determined by topography, vain periodically wet temperate high Andean cold and rainy tropical to temperate dry periodically.

Fauna

Regarding the fauna at the site can see species such as the guinea pig hill that gives the name to the soche lagoon, the rabbit, armadillo, Andean fox, the Chucuri, and lots of birds as doves, pigeons, hummingbirds, sparrows, blackbirds, owls and ducks.

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