The magical mountains and nature park of Podocarpus can be found just outside of the small cozy mountain town of Loja. The huge park spans from 1000m - 3500m in altitude which creates a wide diversity of plants and animals. The two entrances is placed in each end of the altitude scala, with the low end being rainforest and jungle, and the high end being elfin forest and beginning cloud rainforest.
Since we were in Loja, we opted to go to the nearby high altitude entrance. Though the entrance were close, the start of the hiking trails itself were not - actually it was 8.5 km up on a gravel road to the refuge, almost on top of the mountain. As no transport are going there, other than private transport and taxis, we went with a taxi up - but had to walk all 8.5 km down the road. The park was beautiful and filled with so many different plants and trees. The view on the top was marvelous, with rain clouds coming and going. The way down was pretty hard, but worth it all in the end! If you choose to go here, remember a good pair of hiking boots, a good raincoat, and stamina to walk up to the steep mirador, all the other routes you want to see, and expect to walk additional 8.5 km down.
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