During this 4 to 5 hour hike, you will enjoy views of the emerald crater and cross the Rio Toachi Canyon. Get detailed instructions at The Black Sheep Inn. For reservations, The Black Sheep Inn Day Hiker's Paradise Chugchilan is a day-hiker's paradise.
Hikes range from a half hour to a full day and incorporate several climates.
Hike through the Rio Toachi Canyon, enjoy patch work fields of the sierra, be on top of the world in the high grasslands of the paramo, and enter the eerie, humid, cloud forest. Experience the real Ecuador in this safe and rural location. Two decades ago, Swiss Aid workers trained local campesinos to make European cheese. Today, there are 16 cheese cooperatives locally owned and operated throughout Ecuador. The cheese is delicious.