The Rough Guide to Ecuador by Harry Ades

The Rough Guide to Ecuador by Harry Ades

Author:Harry Ades
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel
Publisher: Rough Guides
Published: 2010-04-26T16:00:00+00:00


La Cascada de San Rafael

Some 48km from El Chaco, the Río Quijos incises a gash between some tree-fringed cliffs before crashing down 145m – La Cascada de San Rafael – sending great clouds of spray wafting upwards. A concrete bus shelter on the right of the road marks the entrance to the falls (ask the bus driver for the stop). Behind the shelter take the dirt road a few hundred metres down to the guardhouse; if anyone’s around (usually weekends and holidays), they’ll charge you $1 for entrance, plus, somewhat controversially, a $10 park entrance fee, since it was ruled the falls were part of the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. Beyond the guardhouse you’ll see some simple prefab cabins built by the state electricity company, but now available as basic accommodation (under $10; bring your own bedding), or you can camp for $2. You’ll also have to bring all your own food and water, though there are proper facilities and lodging at Hostería Reventador, a short way east of the turning for the falls.



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