5100 x 3400 px | 43,2 x 28,8 cm | 17 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
6 ottobre 2007
Ubicazione:
Parque Nacional Cajas Cuenca Azuay province Ecuador South America
Altre informazioni:
The Parque Nacional Cajas (Cajas National Park) is a national park in the highlands of Ecuador. It is located about 30km west from Cuenca, the capital of the province of Azuay. The area of 285.44 km² between 3100m and 4450m above sea level offers a tundra vegetation on a jagged landscape of hills and valleys. It was declared a National Park on Nov 5, 1996 by resolution N° 057. The highest point is the 4, 450 m high Cerro Arquitectos (Architect`s Hill). About 270 lakes and lagoons can be found in the páramo of Cajas. Luspa is the largest of these lake and extends over 78 hectars with a maximum depth of 68 m at a perimeter of 5, 161 m. Like the other lakes it is of glacial origin and glaciation shaped the landscape of Cajas leaving U-shaped valleys and ravines. Cajas provides about 60% of the drinking water for the Cuenca area. Two of the four rivers of Cuenca originate from Cajas, the Tomebamba and Yanuncay rivers which eventually drain into the Amazon river. Also the Paute river links to the Amazon.
