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a review about Saraguro  |  | | One of the most rustic and indigenous towns in Ecuador is Saraguro. Enrobed in completely black attire with their flat-brimmed hard hats the men wear shorts accompanied by their alforjas, saddle bags while the ladies wear pleated skirts and silver beaded necklaces with pins fastening their shawls and can be seen leading the cattle over the mountain ranges in the eastern pastures high above Amazon jungles. Do make sure if you view this scenery you wrap up well as it is very cool in this area. The main market day is on Sundays and worth visiting and while you're here take advantage of great bird watching before and after the town as well as in the higher altitudes of the surrounding areas in Saraguro. There is a frequent bus service to Loja (2 hours, US$2.20). To Cuenca with Viajeros Cooperative (5 hours, US$3). |  Accommodation & Restaurants | | | Important
Notice: If you wish to book in advance any of the below listed lodgings, visit our online Hotel reservation form. A BOE specialized agent will be able to process your inquiry immediately for the best and most affordable accommodation rates!. All accommodation in Saraguro, is simple and the cheapest food is found at the market. The most recommended places to stay are: Residencial Saraguro.- Address: Calle Loja 03-2 and Antonio Castro.Residencial Armíjos.- Address: On Antonio Castro street. Reina del Cisne.- Restaurant with set meals. Located at the park.Salón
Cristal.- Set meals. Address: Azuay and Castro. | | West from Saraguro | | | During June to September you may take a scenic route to Celén Selva Alegre, Manu, Guanazán and Chilla and on to the coast, the former has a church where pilgrims gather in September to visit the virgin and accommodation is available
in the Pilgrims guest house called Casa de Huéspedes. |  | | Saraguro to Yacuambi Trek | | | Although you must check beforehand due to landslides during the rainy season there is an old trading trail from Saraguro to Yacuambi taking around 3 days to trek down the sloped hills of the Andes to this jungle town. The route begins up from farmlands in Saraguro and on to a swamp area with lakes and any local will point the way to help you get started. Past the lakes are stone paved areas of track and a stone bridge on route that affords spectacular
views of the Amazon basin below which was traversed by the early Oriente settlers along with the Saraguros. To avoid the mudslides try to travel August to December periods. Before embarking to Yacuambi equip yourself with plenty of food in Saraguro. If you haven't purchased food prior, here you can purchase good produce from the markets or buy at the local stores. If you want a quick start to the entrances of the hiking trails, locals will take you there for a financial payout or you may contact Residencial Armijos through his owner who will take you in his truck for a few dollars. Once you have hiked to Quingueado the trail takes you down
to Rio Quingueado and ascends to a notch with an intermittent stoned walkway. Continue on this trail till you cross over Rio San Antonio and onto Rio Negro via a further bridge constructed from stone. The trail will then descend down to a Y junction, turn right here and head upwards towards Tutupali village to a ridge passing
Cerro La Voladora hill along with its boulder land marking your position till you reach the 3 lakes and others.For water supply you are recommended to go south east of the Cerro Condorcillo which has clean drinking waters. You may also wish to camp here and will be awakened by the gorgeous sunrise over the Amazon basin the next day. From Cerro Condorcillo head over Rio Corral Huaycu for an hour and into heavy concentrated steep descending cloud forest keeping to the main ridge trail and look for a waterfall land marker in the distance (Rio Garcelán valley).Around 5 hours or less from Cerro Condorcillo you'll turn left at a main intersection, if you miss this turning you'll only have to go back as a trench will appear which in effect becomes a dead end. The golden rule is to stay on the track and not divert into the pastures below running parallel to Rio Garcelán because they
wont lead you to Yacuambi where the Tambo Loma locals reside. Once you hit the notch you'll see the River of Yacuambi before moving on to several switch-backs that take you to a suspension bridge over the aforementioned river and onward to the end of gravel roads and onto Yacuambi only 30 minutes ahead. After this final 8 to 10 hour trek from Cerro Condorcillo you should take advantage of the only hotel with good well priced food close to the Plaza or take the bus back to Saraguro leaving each evening at 20:00 hours. | | | Saraguro: | | Accommodation & Restaurants | West from Saraguro | Saraguro
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