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 NATIONAL PARKS & PROTECTED AREAS [ANDES]
   PASOCHOA FOREST RESERVE
 
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Location:     Pichincha

Founded:     11 th December, 1996

Area Size:     500 hectares ; 1,235 acres

Altitude Range :     2,950- 4,199 metres ; 7,287- 10,371 feet

Admission Fee:     US $7

   DESCRIPTION

Due to the Reserve’s pristine state of conservation, free from threats, a number of species have even migrated to the area definitively settling in the Reserve, as in the case of the humming bird for example.

 

These extraordinary biophysical characteristics have been conserved through good management of the area and made use of in a number of environmental educational activities through the constant implementation of programs specifically designed by the Nature Foundation, an institution in charge of managing the Wildlife Refuge.

 

The collapsed volcanic crater and the intact forest housed in its interior accommodate the the Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge. Since its discovery, the area has been appreciated as a natural treasure for having maintained countless native species of flora and fauna only found here along this mountain range.

 

Last Updated 18th July 2006
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