Laguna de San Pablo or Imbakucha

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It is a beautiful water hole guarded by the Imbabura volcano and is located just 5 minutes from Otavalo. It is the largest lake in the province. The Indians go fishing early in the morning in their reed canoes and take a bath and wash their clothes on the banks of the lake during the day.

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It is located in a densely populated by indigenous communities, is one of 28 lakes available to this province, which to refresh the look over to see the landscape, delights and distracts the presence of small white sailboats cruising in their placid waters clean tones with the white robes of the Indians who live in the area and are part of life itself imbabureña.

Location
It is located 4 km. Otavalo city is surrounded by the volcano Imbabura and reeds used for making handicrafts.

Extension
It is an irregular oval 3.5 x 2.2 km. with a water surface of about 583 hectares with an approximate depth of 83 m.

Climate
His overall average temperature is 18 º C.

Fauna

The fauna is the lagoon is eminently ictiológica as trout, rainbow and tents. The variety of birds can be admired as grebes, cormorants, ducks crow, egret, gaucabas, ducks, ducks, coots, hummingbirds, terns, and amphibians flag cullingos enliven the lake and its surroundings.

• Symbolic Species: The lake is an ecosystem that encompasses some representative species such as herons, ducks and some amphibians.

• Endangered Species: Species that can be found are endangered birds had their preferred habitat and could be hawks, curiquingues, blackbirds, doves, cuturpillas, herons, coots, terns and the main species that inhabit the lake Imbacucha, the preñadilla.

Flora

The Laguna has the highest concentration of reeds on the banks east, northeast and south. It can be seen also eucalyptus groves, willows and pines.

• Native Plants: Among the vegetation surrounding the lake predominates Totora that is one of the most important raw materials for local artisans used in the manufacture of rugs and mats.

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