ToweringovertheCentralHighlandsistheperfectwhiteconeofCotopaxiVolcano,oneofEcuadors mostbeautifulvolcanoes.HereyoullfindCotopaxiNationalPark,anecologicalsanctuaryof36,000 hectares(88,920acres)dominatedbypáramo,Andeanmoorland.Birdwatchersinparticularwillwant tostoptospotAndeangulls,severalspeciesofhummingbirdsandjustmaybe,amajesticAndean condor. CotopaxiNationalPark 30