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Emblematic proposal focused on locally based Geoconservation, Geoeducation and Geotourism.
Located north of the Tungurahua volcano, they emerge embraced by lahars from ancient eruptions. The visitor will enjoy thermomedicinal waters, history and learning about volcanic threats and social actions to prevent or mitigate them.
Known as “The Lord of the Mountains†it is an extinct volcano covered by an ice cap, located on the Royal Mountain Range of the Andes, with a height of over 5,319 meters above sea level, it houses mountain ecosystems, glaciers, lake bodies and Andean geomythology intended for learning. , tourism and conservation.
Immersed in the Altar volcanic caldera, at an altitude of 4,150 meters above sea level, it is a body of water that is part of a lake complex. Formed as a product of ancient glaciations and extinct volcanic processes, it is home to perpetual snow, beautiful landscapes, history and culture of the Andean region.
It protects landscapes and geological processes linked to the history and culture of the region, allowing a look at a past of struggle and uprising for indigenous rights. An area of conservation and learning about mass removal processes, neotectonics and the intangible heritage of the region.
Potentially active volcanic complex, considered the highest snow-capped mountain in the world measured from the center of the Earth, reaches 6,263 meters above sea level. Its 4 summits, Politécnica (5,570 masl), Nicolás Martínez (5,570 masl), Veintimilla (6,234 masl) and Whymper (6,263 masl) represent ancient eruptive craters, with ages from 120 ka to 35 ka BP. Its last eruption was recorded at the beginning of the 5th century until the end of the 7th century.
Extinct volcanic center, its summit at 3,878 meters above sea level is a natural viewpoint towards the Chimborazo volcanoes
Located northeast of the Tungurahua volcano, it is a waterfall shaped by a lava flow from 5000 years ago, which supported by deposits from an ancient river and metamorphic and igneous rocks forms an 80 m high waterfall. Geosite intended for learning about water erosion, tectonism, volcanism, metamorphism and tourism development.
Small fossil deposit located on the left bank of the Chambo River, in the tourist attraction Las Caras de Cotaló.
Located on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano in the river valley of the Chambo River
With a height of 3,763 meters above sea level and extinct volcanic activity, stands a scenario that protects on its slopes the interaction between the advance of the agricultural frontier, ancient volcanic processes, forest conservation, recreation and nature tourism.
The Geological Heritage of the Tungurahua Volcano Geopark houses 20 Geosites whose formation processes describe part of the evolutionary history of the Earth
Geosite located north of the Tungurahua volcano, intended for learning about geothermal phenomena that give way to the formation of underground thermal waters, which provide thermomedicinal benefits to those who visit them.
It protects part of the history and culture from the pre-Inca period to the present day of the Patate hamlet, highlighting the intangible heritage of the region. With a view of the Tungurahua volcano, it allows you to understand the interaction between volcanic and metamorphic environments.
Extinct eruptive center, in its evolutionary history it protects morphologies and processes that allow us to understand the origin, formation and interaction of glacial, tectonic and volcanic environments that have modeled a natural space that protects the paramo ecosystem. It has a lava flow with columnar disjunctions that extends to the banks of the Chambo River and is visible to the urban head of the Penipe canton.
Located on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano, it is a formation composed of lava flows, lahars and prehistoric volcanic deposits.
Ideal geosite to enjoy therapeutic benefits, mysticism, landscapes and a little history.
Product of the Tungurahua volcano, with a basaltic andesitic composition and an age of 5000 years BP, it forms a vertical wall of rock with columnar disjunctions due to the cooling process, it extends to the Pailón del Diablo from the union of the Patate and Chambo rivers, where The Pastaza River is born. Geosite product of volcanism, where you will learn about metamorphism and water modeling.
It protects the geological evolution and history of the current hamlet, allowing us to understand how the characteristic morphology of an ancient lake complex is articulated with the intangible cultural and heritage development of this territory.
Formed in the river valley of the Pastaza River due to volcanic, geomorphological and tectonic processes in the region. It embraces a 5,000 year BP lava flow from the Tungurahua volcano. It rests on metamorphic rocks of the Cordillera Real that, together with a historical remnant of Cotopaxi lahar, provides an environment full of adrenaline, learning and conservation of the Geological Heritage.
