Provincia de Imbabura

Cuicocha (Kichwa: Kuykucha, "lake of guinea pigs" or Kuychikucha, "rainbow lake") is a wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes. Its name comes from the Kichwa indigenous language and means "Lago del Cuy" or Guinea Pig Lake in English. It was given this name due to the guinea pig shape of the largest Island in the middle of the laguna. These animals play a significant part in the everyday life of Ecuadorians, as they rep…

Imbabura is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador. Although it has not erupted for about 7,500 years, it is not thought to be extinct. Imbabura is intermittently capped with snow and has no permanent glaciers. Covered in volcanic ash, the slopes of Imbabura are especially fertile. In addition to cloud forests, which are found across the northern Andes to an altitude of 3000 m, the land around Imbabura is extensively farmed. Maize, sugarcane, and beans are all staple crops of the region…

Crater Lake is a lake in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Crater Lake may also refer to: Places • Crater Lake (Colorado), a lake in the Elk Mountains • Crater Lake (Idaho), an alpine lake in Custer County • Crater Lake (South Shetland Islands), a lake in Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica • Crater Lake, a lake near Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia • Crater Lake (Te Wai ā-moe), a lake on the summit of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand Other uses • Crater Lake, a 1987 Deathlan…