EL ANGEL(Polylepis Forest) - ECO RESERVE
60km distance North
1h by car
60km distance North
1h by car
La Reserva Ecológica de El Ángel está ubicada en la provincia de Carchi, en la región sierra norte del Ecuador, en las parroquias La Libertad y el Ángel del cantón Espejo; Tufiño y Maldonado en el cantón Tulcán y la Concepción en el cantón Mira. Posee una extensión de 16541 ha, abarcando altitudes que van desde los 3400 hasta los 4200 msnm, con suelos que retienen una gran cantidad de agua, por lo que es considerada como una verdadera "esponja" que abastece del líquido vital a toda la provincia del Carchi. Fue declarada Reserva Nacional de Conservación Ecológica desde el año 1986, e incluida dentro de las 35 áreas sobresalientes del Sistema Ecuatoriano de Áreas Protegidas, mediante Acuerdo Ministerial 0415 publicado en el Registro Oficial No 21 del 8 de septiembre de 1992.
El Angel Ecological Reserve is located in the province of Carchi in northern sierra region of Ecuador, parishes and La Libertad Angel Espejo Canton; Tufiño and Maldonado in the canton Tulcán and Concepción in Canton Mira. It has an area of 16541hec, covering altitudes ranging from 3400 to 4200 m, with soils that retain a lot of water, so it is considered a true "sponge" that supplies the vital fluid throughout the province of Carchi. It was declared National Ecological Conservation Reserve since 1986 and included among the 35 outstanding areas of the Ecuadorian System of Protected Areas, 0415 by Ministerial Decree published in the Official Gazette No 21 of 8 September 1992.
El Angel Ecological Reserve is located in the province of Carchi in northern sierra region of Ecuador, parishes and La Libertad Angel Espejo Canton; Tufiño and Maldonado in the canton Tulcán and Concepción in Canton Mira. It has an area of 16541hec, covering altitudes ranging from 3400 to 4200 m, with soils that retain a lot of water, so it is considered a true "sponge" that supplies the vital fluid throughout the province of Carchi. It was declared National Ecological Conservation Reserve since 1986 and included among the 35 outstanding areas of the Ecuadorian System of Protected Areas, 0415 by Ministerial Decree published in the Official Gazette No 21 of 8 September 1992.