Andean Highlands
The Andean Highlands are a very scenic region in Ecuador. At an elevation of over 2,200 m, they offer a breathtaking natural experience. This part of Ecuador preserves much of its original pre-Columbian heritage, which is seen in the food, language, clothes and costumes of many people.Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Chimborazo
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Chimborazo is an inactive volcano and the highest mountain in Ecuador at just about 6,263 m.
Cuenca
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Cuenca is a vibrant colonial city in southern Ecuador, the third largest in the country, and the capital of Azuay Province.
Destinations
Cotopaxi
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Parque Nacional Cotopaxi is a national park in the central Andes of Ecuador about 50 km southeast of central Quito.
Ambato
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Ambato is a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador.
Loja
Loja, formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja, is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province.Sangay National Park
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Sangay National Park is in the eastern Andean Highlands of Ecuador.
Ibarra
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Ibarra is a city in Ecuador. It's a colonial town of 100,000 inhabitants and the capital of Imbabura province, and is halfway to the Ecuador-Colombia border at Tulcán.
Latacunga
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Latacunga is a city in the Central Andean Highlands region of Ecuador.
Guaranda
Guaranda is a city in central Ecuador. It is the capital of Bolívar province located in the Andes mountains.Baños
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Baños is a small city in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador under the smoke of volcano Tungurahua.
Laguna Quilotoa
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Laguna Quilotoa is the highlight of the Quilotoa Loop, 14 km north of Zumbahua.
Otavalo
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Otavalo is a city in the North of Ecuador. It has about 50,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the canton of the same name.
Laguna Cuicocha
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Cuicocha is a 3 km wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Vilcabamba
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Vilcabamba, meaning Sacred Valley, is a quiet, scenic, peaceful town near the Podocarpus National Park in southern Ecuador.
Andean Highlands
- Type: highland
- Description: region of Ecuador
- Location: Ecuador, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
-1° or 1° southLongitude of centre
-79° or 79° westWikidata ID
Q2404229Andean Highlands Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Basque: Sierra (Ekuador)
- Basque: Sierra
- Dutch: Sierra
- Esperanto: Andaj Altaĵoj
- French: Sierra
- Galician: Rexión Serra
- German: Sierra
- Hebrew: אזור הרי האנדים של אקוודור
- Italian: Sierra
- Italian: Sierra dell'Ecuador
- Norwegian: La Sierra
- Norwegian Bokmål: La Sierra (region)
- Spanish: Region Interandina del Ecuador
- Spanish: Región Sierra
- Spanish: Región andes
- Spanish: Región andina
- Spanish: Serranías
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Andean Highlands. Photo: Michelsberg, CC0.