Relacionar Columnas Natural tourist attractions Versión en línea Natural tourist attractions in Pichincha Province por María Cristina Romo Landázuri 1 La Piragua Waterfall It is located in Nanegal. It is 40 meters tall approximately, the Alambi river born from here especially locals go to take a relax time. 2 The Mitad del Mundo Monument is located near San Antonio de Pichincha. It is a monument built to commemorate the site where a French explorer calculated the world’s equatorial line in 1736. 3 Calacali It has a population of 3631 inhabitants approximately, its name is probably related to the presence of former limestone mines and a sugarmill worked here at the colonial time. 4 Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve This was declared due to its geological uniqueness and great diversity with more than 2000 species of flora, great diversity of birds, mammals, and insects of exotic appearance. This mystical reserve has an area of 3.383 hectares. It was a great volcano. 5 Pomasqui means pumas land. It is an old town. It was founded in 1573. It is ideal for planting and harvesting. Pomasqui is famous for “El Señor del árbol”.
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