The Area Nacional de Recreación Cajas is a national park in the highlands of
Ecuador. The area of 289000ha between 3100m and 4450m above sea level offers a
tundra vegetation on a jagged landscape of hills and valleys. About 270
lakes and
lagoons can be found. It is located about 30km from
Cuenca, the capital of the province of
Azuay. It was declared a national park on
Nov 5,
1996 by resolution N° 057.The area is crossed by an ancient
Inca road, which remained largely it its original state, connecting the city of Tomebamba, nowadays Cuenca, with Paredones, a control point for the trade between the highlands and the coastal areas. Traces of 96 villages witness of the pre-incan Cañari population.
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