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Mirrored lakes, Cajas National Park, Ecuador.

Photo credit:Delphine Ménard

The Area Nacional de Recreación Cajas is a national park in the highlands of Ecuador. The area of 289000ha between 3100m and 4450m above sea level offers a tundra vegetation on a jagged landscape of hills and valleys. About 270 lakes and lagoons can be found. It is located about 30km from Cuenca, the capital of the province of Azuay. It was declared a national park on November 5, 1996.