Cotopaxi, Ecuador · South America
San Miguel sits on the route: 10 minutes from Antonio José de Holguín, 41km from Quilotoa Crater Lake (Laguna Quilotoa).
San Miguel is in Cotopaxi, Ecuador, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Antonio José de Holguín, about 6 km away.
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Within an hour or so of San Miguel: Quilotoa Crater Lake (Laguna Quilotoa) (41 km), Baños de Agua Santa (43 km), Cotopaxi National Park (44 km), Cotopaxi Volcano (44 km).
San Miguel is in Cotopaxi, Ecuador, about 6 km from Antonio José de Holguín.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A 3 km-wide Ecuadorian caldera filled with a turquoise, mineral-stained lake, reached by a paved road that ends at a village car park metres from the rim edge at 3,900 m. Andean light shifts the water from jade to deep blue.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
An adventure town at the base of the active Tungurahua volcano, famous for the Swing at the End of the World and the Route of Waterfalls.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
One of the world's highest active volcanoes with a perfect snow-capped cone rising to 19,347 feet.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's highest active volcanoes at 5,897 meters, with a near-perfect snow-capped cone visible from Quito on clear days.
44 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
A thrilling bike ride or bus route past dozens of waterfalls including the 80-meter Pailón del Diablo, descending through cloud forest to the Amazon basin.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Ecuador's 6,263 m ice-capped giant: the farthest point from Earth's centre. A wild vicuña-lined road climbs its flanks to the Carrel refuge at 4,850 m.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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