Culebrillas Lake & Cañari ceremonial site

This lake, with its resident wild duck colony, is ideal for those that like hunting and fishing. The lake is located 75 km from Azogues. The lake is located at the foothills of Yanaurcu hill ("Black hill"). The waters are clean and transparent cooled by the wind of the Andean Paramo. Apart from the ducks there are other wild birds and a good diversity of fish.

Regarding the formation of the lake, it is not certain if it is natural or man made by the Cañari tribe. The lake is fed on its oriental side by the small river Culebrillas (small snakes) the name comes from the serpenting zig zag the river has for 800 mts. The lake was considered sacred by the Cañari people and it is said that in their ceremonies they would through in symbolic pieces of gold and silver. There is a stone stairway that enters the lake at 30 mts. from the river feed, also a stone platform 4 mts. long by .80 mts wide and just recently there was the discovery of Cañari ruins made up of carved stone 11 mts. in length by 7 mts. wide.