Casitahua

#68 among destinations in Ecuador

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Casitahua is a dormant, eroded volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, between Pululagua Volcano to the north and Pichincha Volcano approximately to the southwest. Casitahua's caldera is open approximately towards the west-northwest. ()

Coordinates: 0°1'44"S, 78°29'18"W

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PichinchaEcuador

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Casitahua – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Catequilla, Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Rumicucho, Pululahua.

4.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Catequilla
117 min walk • Monte Catequilla is an archaeological site in the Pomasqui Valley of Ecuador. Located in the Parish of San Antonio of Quito Canton in Pichincha Province, it has an elevation of 2,638 metres and is located on a mountaintop about 300 metres above valleys on either side.
2.9 miNE
Museum, Memorial
Ciudad Mitad del Mundo
74 min walk • The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 km north of the center of Quito.
4.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Rumicucho
124 min walk • Rumicucho or Pucara de Rumicucho is an archaeological site of the Inca Empire in the parroquia of San Antonio de Pichincha, in Quito Canton, Pichincha Province. Ecuador. Rumicucho is a pucara located 23 kilometres in a straight-line distance north of the city of Quito at an elevation of 2,401 metres.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Pululahua, Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
126 min walk • Pululahua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes. Pululahua's caldera is approximately 5 km wide.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Pomasqui Valley
117 min walk • Pomasqui Valley is a valley on the northern outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the equator, the so-called "Mitad del Mundo", at an altitude of around 2,600 metres above sea level. Hot and semi-arid, it is formed by a river tributary.
5.4 miS
Football, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
139 min walk • Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, commonly called La Casa Blanca, is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito.