MOUNTAIN BIKING   top   • Route: Banks - Alluriquín • Distance from the Trail: 63 km • Duration of the Trail: 7 hours • Technical Level: medium • Maximum Height: 1,100 meters • Minimum Height: 550 meters    It is a route that connects Banks and Alluriquín down a path full of beautiful scenery and lush vegetation, rivers and small towns across the northwest province of Pichincha. No doubt an excellent choice to hear this area. • Route: San Marcos • Distance from the Trail: 35 km • Duration of the Trail: 5 hours • Technical Level: low • Maximum Height: 3,670 meters • Minimum Height: 2,860 meters It is a journey of 35 kilometers will take you to Lake San Marcos is located on the northeastern side of Cayambe. through small towns and farms always accompanied by an impressive view of Cayambe volcano. • Route: The Labyrinth • Distance from the Trail: 30 km • Duration of the Trail: 4 hours • Technical Level: low • Maximum Height: 3,350 meters • Minimum Height: 2,600 meters This route you through the area northwest of Pasochoa by and take extraordinary landscapes of forests and waterfalls. After a demanding climb by road paved with 750 m gap begin falling by small rural districts until Sangolquí. • Route: Mindo Evening • Distance from the Trail: 70 km • Duration of the Trail: 8 hours • Technical Level: low • Maximum Height: 3,400 meters • Minimum Height: 1,200 meters A classic cycling under the light of the full moon, definitely a wonderful experience you can not ignore. • Route: Chirivuelta • Distance from the Trail: 90 km • Duration of the Trail: 8 hours • Technical Level: low • Maximum Height: 3,500 meters • Minimum Height: 550 meters This route runs through the West ridge by the old road to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, in a journey full of exciting and endless falls in the midst of diverse landscapes filled with forests, rivers and waterfalls until the compound Las Palmas, a few minutes from Alluriquín. • Route: Gaps Mojanda • Distance from the Trail: 42 km • Duration of the Trail: 7 hours • Technical Level: medium • Maximum Height: 3,990 meters • Minimum Height: 2,570 meters Tabacundo to ascend from 2850 m to the Lagoons Mojanda to 4000 meters. After a short break on the veranda and enjoy a beautiful view of the knot of Mojanda begin an incredible decline of 25 km and 1500 m from the exit gap until Cochasquí toll.     home | about us | ecuador | tours | galapagos yacht cruises | gallery | contact us   camping | comunity | galapagos | amazon | Darwin's Bicentenary | news | Links   Galamountain Address: Juan León Mera N24-220 y Lizardo García - Quito - Ecuador Phone: (593-2) 2502-318 Fax: (593-2) 2238-312 Skype: galamountain1 E-mail: galamountain@gmail.com | Copyrights reserved to Galamountain tour Cia Ltda.     Perfil de Galamountain Ecuador Crea tu insignia

Formed by volcanic eruptions over millions of years, they are located a very remote 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. These islands remain shockingly unspoilt and are where Charles Darwin invented the theory of evolution after studying the islands' many different species of Finches. Thus, the islands remain of high scientific importance. e fact they are located so far from the coast and weren't inhabited by humans until 150 years ago, has helped the hundreds of species of animals develop over 1000's of years without the slightest fear of human beings.This fearless wildlife is unmistakably one of the biggest reasons to visit as truly no where else on the planet will one encounter animals in their original, natural, wild habitat that are absolutely not bothered in the least by the presence of humans. In fact, in the case of land iguana, you have to be careful not to step on them because many just refuse to move!The species found on Galapagos are often endemic, meaning they cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Some of these include land tortoises, the Galapagos Penguin (the 2nd smallest in the world), land and marine iguanas, Darwin Finches, the famous Blue-footed Booby and it's cousin the Red-footed Booby.harks (Galapagos shark, white tipped shark and the extremely rare and fascinating Hammerhead, among others). For birds, a small sample include Frigates and its similar cousin the Cormorant, Flamingos, Pelicans, the enormous Albatross. The water is of course crystal clear and the snorkeling and diving there is among the best in the world (ask any expert!).