Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’

Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’ is a spring in Quito, Pichincha. Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’ is situated nearby to Centro Turístico ‘El Arrayán Interandino’, as well as near the fishing area Pesca deportiva.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vulqano Park and TelefériQo.

Vulqano Park

Park

Vulqano Park is an amusement park in Quito, Ecuador. The park is part of a much larger entertainment complex named the TelefériQo. The park closed in May 2020 due to economic losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, but on August 30, 2021, announced its reopening on its Facebook page. Vulqano Park is situated 3½ km east of Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’.

TelefériQo

Aerial lift

Photo: AndrewDressel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The TelefériQo, or TelefériQo Cruz Loma, is a gondola lift in Quito, Ecuador, running from the edge of the city centre up the east side of Pichincha Volcano to the lookout at Cruz Loma. TelefériQo is situated 3 km east of Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.

Quito

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Quito's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.

Chaupicruz

Neighborhood

Chaupicruz is an electoral parish or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Chaupicruz is situated 7 km northeast of Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’.

Cascada ‘Guagua Shua’

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Quito, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude

-0.19878° or 0° 11′ 56″ south

Longitude

-78.54591° or 78° 32′ 45″ west

Operator

GeoMap - Espe

Open location code

67F3RF23+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8450909775

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centro Turístico ‘El Arrayán Interandino’ and Pesca deportiva.

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