The Rough Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos by Rough Guides

Author:Rough Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Ecuador
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2024-10-18T04:57:54+00:00

Las Termas de Papallacta

Valley head, 2km from the village • Charge • termaspapallacta.com

Papallacta’s best hot spring – and perhaps the best in Ecuador – is Las Termas de Papallacta, comprising two beautifully designed, well-managed bathing complexes, both with on-site restaurants and snack bars.

Walks around Papallacta

There are plenty of good hikes in the hills around Papallacta. Make sure that you take a compass and the IGM 1:50,000 map for Papallacta; it’s notoriously easy to get lost in the featureless páramo, which is often wet, cold and, between June and August, snowy. The best time to come is from October to February, but you’ll need warm clothes and waterproofs year-round.

Fundación Terra (daily 8am–5pm), at the head of the valley above Las Termas de Papallacta, manages a short self-guided trail along the Río Papallacta (charge) and several longer guided hikes (2–10hr). They can provide guiding services (costs depend on the trail length), and arrange transport to local birdwatching reserves such as the nearby Guango Lodge (guangolodge.com), 11km down the main road towards Baeza.

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