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Protected area in Ecuador
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El Cajas National Park (Parque Nacional Cajas) is a protected natural area in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador. It is mountainous terrain with grassy plains and 270 lakes that were formed by the last receding ice age.
By bus
Transporte Occidental operates frequent buses from Cuenca. The fare will be about US$1 for the half-hour trip. The bus will let you off at the eastern entrance ranger station.
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