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Cajas National Park

Cajas on foot

Following paths through open páramo, woodland, rock and changing mountain weather.

20 photographs · 2 named places

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A walker on a sunlit grassy ridge
A walker on a sunlit grassy ridge
Crossing open páramo
Crossing open páramo
A backpack on the highland trail
A backpack on the highland trail
Walking between rocky outcrops
Walking between rocky outcrops
A narrow path through the woodland
A narrow path through the woodland
Above a winding mountain valley
Above a winding mountain valley
A walker beside a misty lagoon
A walker beside a misty lagoonFondo Cocha
Pausing beside a mountain cascade
Pausing beside a mountain cascade
A rocky path above the valley
A rocky path above the valley
A walker beneath steep rock walls
A walker beneath steep rock walls
A small figure among clouds and grass
A small figure among clouds and grass
Following the lakeside path
Following the lakeside pathChica Hunanchi
A wooden sign names Burines, Osohuaycu and Mamamag beside a narrow páramo path.
Burines–Osohuaycu–Mamamag trail sign
Small figures follow a path through tussock grass and rocks below a steep, dark cliff.
Crossing a rocky páramo hollow
Hikers descend a rocky path beside still water as mist hides the far shore.
A lakeside descent into mist
A hiking group descends a grassy slope beside the irregular shoreline and small islands of Laguna El Ocho.
Descending beside Laguna El Ocho
Dark stones break the surface of a shallow stream running between wet tussock banks.
Stepping stones in a páramo stream
A walker passes between tall boulders above a narrow, moss-lined path.
A narrow mossy rock passage
A rough path winds beneath leaning, red-barked trees in a sheltered highland woodland.
A path through red-barked woodland
Hikers pick their way through loose blocks and tussock grass as fog obscures the slopes beyond.
Crossing a misty boulder field

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