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Cuicocha Lake Trail – Cuicocha Crater Lake loop from Parqueadero Laguna Cuicocha

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Ecuador

Imbabura

Quiroga

Cuicocha Lake Trail – Cuicocha Crater Lake loop from Parqueadero Laguna Cuicocha

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5.0

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Cuicocha Lake Trail – Cuicocha Crater Lake loop from Parqueadero Laguna Cuicocha

00:37

2.21km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas

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Parking

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102 m

Cuicocha Lagoon Loop Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Circular hike around the "guinea pig lagoon". The easiest way to get there from Otavalo is by bus to Quiroga and then by taxi from the parque central there ($5)

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Cuicocha Lake Trail

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On this section of the hiking trail that runs all the way around Laguna Cuicocha, after climbing numerous steps and through lush Andean flora, you reach a ridge path with fantastic views of the lagoon and the Otavalo plain

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1.49 km

Cuicocha Crater Lake

Highlight • Lake

2.21 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.87 km

241 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.91 km

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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March 4, 2024,Ecuador Tag 2b: die Laguna Cuicocha

Laguna Cuicocha (“Guinea Pig Lake”) is a caldera and crater lake approximately three kilometers in diameter at the foot of Cotacachi in the Ecuadorian Andes, created by an imploding volcano. It can be circumnavigated in its entirety on a very demanding hiking trail; we limit ourselves to a section that leads up a ridge path over numerous steps and offers …

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