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San Jose de Minas Destination Guide

Explore San Jose de Minas in Ecuador

San Jose de Minas in the region of Pichincha is a town in Ecuador - some 28 mi or ( 46 km ) North of Quito , the country's capital city .

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Current time in San Jose de Minas is now 07:12 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tulcan, San Jose de Quichinche, San Jose de Minas, Riobamba, and Quito. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tulcan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in San Jose de Minas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Armenia, Ecuador

Armenia is a neighborhood located in the San Rafael urban parish of the Rumiñahui canton in the Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

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Located at 0.29 -78.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Pichincha Province, Rumiñahui Canton

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve

Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua (Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve) is a protected area around Pululuhua Volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is 17 km north of Quito, in the northwestern part of the Pomasqui Valley.

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Located at 0.04 -78.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Nature reserves in Ecuador, Quito Canton

Pululagua

Pululagua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes. Pululagua's caldera is approximately 5 km wide. The volcano is within an Ecuadorian national park known as Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua.

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Located at 0.04 -78.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Quito Canton, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Ecuador

Cuicocha

Cuicocha (kucha = lake) is a 3 km wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes. Its name comes from the Kichwa indigenous language and means "Lago del Cuy" or Guinea Pig Laguna in English. It was given this name due to the guinea pig shape of the largest Island in the middle of the laguna.

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Located at 0.30 -78.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Ecuador

Cuicocha Lake

Cuicocha Lake is a lake in Ecuador.

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Located at 0.30 -78.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Ecuador