EcuadorThe Andes from Riobamba to CuencaOn the territory of the ruins at Ingapirca Tillandsia incarnata (above) and Puya asplundii (left and below) were spotted. Near Cuenca, Tillandsia latifolia var. divaricata and Tillandsia walteri (below). The last place visited in this region is the National Park Cajas, 30 km to the west of Cuenca. There are many lakes and the surface of the terrain is spungy. It can be quite cold when the sun is not shining for the elevation ranges from 3000 to 4500 m. The thorny terrestrial is Puya species. |