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Cuicocha is the hamlet in Ecuador, located some 10 km to the north-west from Otavalo, 130 km south-west of Colombia border. The capital city Quito is in 80 km to the south-west. It has a population of 150 people. Cuicocha is a popular tourist destination thanks to its lakes and mountains.

Mariscal Sucre Intl (IATA: UIO) is the nearest airport to Cuicocha, situated just 70 km to the south-west.

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1. Cuicocha
Cuicocha (Kichwa: Kuykucha, " lake of guinea pigs" or Kuychikucha, " rainbow lake" ) is a 3 km (2 mi) wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.

2. Cotacachi Volcano
Cotacachi is a dormant volcano in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, in the west of Imbabura Province.

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Mojanda is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the

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Wyndham Quito Airport

starting $102

El Crater

starting $88

Casa de Huéspedes

starting $25

Master´s Suite

starting $26

Hotel Rincon de Puembo, BW Signature Collection

starting $77

Hosteria Airport Garden

starting $25

Casa de Luis

starting $32

Ecuatreasures B&B Norte

starting $41

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