The Pululahua volcano is located just 30 minutes from Quito on the Calacalí-Los Bancos road (from La Mitad del Mundo). The Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve is 13,000 hectares in size. It is a natural sanctuary for various species of animals, plants and insects and it also welcomes a small population that found fertile land for agriculture, inside the crater. Here, life passes slowly to the rhythm of those clouds that intermittently shelter the interior of the volcano.

There are some circuits for trekking: One of them allows the descent from the viewpoint along a well-marked path, with spectacular landscapes, from where you can go hiking or mountain biking on 2 hills: El Pondoña and El Chivo, which are inside the crater. Through the access known as Moraspungo, 5 minutes from Calacalí, you reach the path known as “El Viento”, The Wind, whose name is due to the strong breeze that blows the area. It is an easy trail to be enjoyed by families (750 meters walk). Finally, you can continue, from inside the crater, towards Nieblí. For adventure cyclists, there is a 20 km descent full of adrenaline and 4 hours of intense adventure in what is known as “El Infiernillo”, in the Guayllabamba river basin.