ABOUT CHAKANA RESERVE

Province: Pichincha - Napo

Community: Píntag

Limits: It is located on the western slopes of the Antisana Volcano, 48 km (30 miles) southeast of Quito.

Creation date: 2011

Area: 12380 acres

Temperature: 3 - 17 ºC according to the altitude.

Ecosystem: Páramo

Climate: Cold and Temperate.

Altitudinal range: 3300 - 4600 m

Fauna and Flora: Andean Condor, Spectacled Bear, Mountain Tapir, Puma, Andean Fox, Peregrine Falcon, Curiquingue.

Chakana (Hacienda Antisanilla) is an important roosting site for condors. On its cliffs, up to fourty Andean Condors have been registered. The estimated population of wild Condors is only 150 individuals in the country, so the population that inhabits Chakana is of crucial importance for the species.