From 6 to 8 am it can be cold and we will need warm clothing. In the center of the valley we find a lake, and a nice trail inside the forest that surrounds the said lake. Easily accessible 28,808 ha reserve in the Andean Western Cordillera Paramo between peaks that give the park its name. Cajas is located above tree line and can be very cold specially when windy. The vegetation is mainly grass but with access to polylepis forest.
Condors are a possibility.
Interandean zone which ranges between 2,500 and 3.000 meters high. Drive Cuenca to Loja is around five hours with three or four good birding Spots. Warm clothing is necessary. This is a well protected area which ranges from 2,400m at the entrance to above 3,000m at the paramo trails on top. Cajanuma is temperate forest only 20 minutes from the city of Loja.