Day trip thermal baths of Papallacta

We leave Quito and drive steeply up the western flanks of the Andes Mountains. On the way we stop to admire the unique paramo landscapes. Then we descend on the east side of the Andes mountains to the village of Papallacta. Here are beautiful volcanic thermal baths on the edge of the Cayambe-Coca National Park, where we choose to relax in the warm water baths or explore the National Park.