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Waters, ice and wild places of Ecuador

Lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, national parks and mountain huts, each with its location, its size and the weather of the towns around it.

Lakes13with a page
Waterfalls5with a page
Glaciers3with a page
National parks8with a page
Laguna de San Pablo
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Lakes

Lakes of Ecuador

Laguna de San Pablo
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Laguna de San Pablo

Otavalo, Imbabura
1.8 km²
Laguna de San Pablo
Busa Lake
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Busa Lake

Girón, Azuay
2,775 m
Busa Lake
Papallacta Lake
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Papallacta Lake

Papallacta, Napo
3,436 m
Papallacta Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Mikakucha

Papallacta, Napo
Mikakucha
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Lagos de Cajas

Machachi, Pichincha
4,035 m
Lagos de Cajas
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Laguna de Limpiopungu

Machachi, Pichincha
3,857 m
Laguna de Limpiopungu
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Lagunas Los Violines

El Ángel, Carchi
3,869 m
Lagunas Los Violines
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Lagunas Verdecochas

Papallacta, Napo
3,442 m
Lagunas Verdecochas
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Lagunas del Crespo

El Ángel, Carchi
3,820 m
Lagunas del Crespo
All 13 lakes
Waterfalls

Waterfalls of Ecuador

Agoyán
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Agoyán

Agoyán, Tungurahua Province
Agoyán
Cascada el Pailón del Diablo(dueño el walter)
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Cascada el Pailón del Diablo(dueño el walter)

Agoyán, Tungurahua Province
Cascada el Pailón del Diablo(dueño el walter)
Cascada Chamana
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Cascada Chamana

Baños, Tungurahua Province
42 m drop
Cascada Chamana
Cascadas de Taxopamba
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Cascadas de Taxopamba

Otavalo, Imbabura
23 m drop
Cascadas de Taxopamba
Manto de la Novia
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Manto de la Novia

Agoyán, Tungurahua Province
Manto de la Novia
Glaciers

Glaciers of Ecuador

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Antizana 15 Alpha Glacier

Papallacta, Napo
Antizana 15 Alpha Glacier
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Chimborazo

Cevallos, Tungurahua Province
Chimborazo
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Volcán Cotopaxi

Machachi, Pichincha
Volcán Cotopaxi
National parks

National parks of Ecuador

Llanganates National Park
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Llanganates National Park

Agoyán, Tungurahua Province
2,199 km²
Llanganates National Park
El Cajas National Park
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El Cajas National Park

Sayausi, Azuay
3,615 m
El Cajas National Park
Machalilla National Park
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Machalilla National Park

Puerto López, Manabí
3 m
Machalilla National Park
Antisana National Park
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Antisana National Park

Baeza, Napo
3,877 m
Antisana National Park
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Cotopaxi National Park

Machachi, Pichincha
226 m
Cotopaxi National Park
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Siete Iglesias Municipal Ecological Conservation Area

Principal, Azuay
160 km²
Siete Iglesias Municipal Ecological Conservation Area
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Podocarpus National Park

Vilcabamba, Loja
2,583 m
Podocarpus National Park
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Rio Negro Sopladora National Park

La Unión, Azuay
659 km²
Rio Negro Sopladora National Park
Beaches

Beaches of Ecuador

Punta Carnero
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Punta Carnero

La Libertad, Guayas
Punta Carnero
Punta Los Frailes
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Punta Los Frailes

Puerto López, Manabí
3 m
Punta Los Frailes
Muisne Beach
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Muisne Beach

Muisne, Esmeraldas
Muisne Beach
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Playa San Lorenzo

Manta, Manabí
Playa San Lorenzo
Islands

Islands of Ecuador

Isabela Island
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Isabela Island

Puerto Villamil, Galápagos
26 m
Isabela Island
Santa Cruz Island
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Santa Cruz Island

Puerto Ayora, Galápagos
864 m
Santa Cruz Island
San Cristóbal Island
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San Cristóbal Island

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galápagos
759 m
San Cristóbal Island
Puná Island
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Puná Island

Posorja, Guayas
35 m
Puná Island
Santa Fe Island
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Santa Fe Island

Puerto Ayora, Galápagos
163 m
Santa Fe Island
Santay Island
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Santay Island

Guayaquil, Guayas
10 m
Santay Island
South Plaza Island
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South Plaza Island

Puerto Ayora, Galápagos
South Plaza Island
Isla Salango
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Isla Salango

Puerto López, Manabí
75 m
Isla Salango
Jambeli Archipelago
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Jambeli Archipelago

Puerto Bolívar, El Oro
6 m
Jambeli Archipelago
All 90 islands
Rivers

Rivers of Ecuador

Pastaza River
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Pastaza River

Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua Province
Pastaza River
Esmeraldas River
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Esmeraldas River

Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas River
Tumbes River
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Tumbes River

Portovelo, El Oro
Tumbes River
Daule River
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Daule River

Durán, Guayas
Daule River
Upano River
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Upano River

Logroño, Morona-Santiago Province
Upano River
Zarumilla River
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Zarumilla River

Huaquillas, El Oro
Zarumilla River
Babahoyo River
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Babahoyo River

Guayaquil, Guayas
Babahoyo River
Chone River
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Chone River

Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
Chone River
Tarqui River
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Tarqui River

Girón, Azuay
Tarqui River
All 40 rivers