Some 65 km. (41 miles) East of Quito the road brings you to the Village of Papallacta. About 1,6 km. before the village on the left are the "Termas de Papallacta" (hot-spring Complex). Papallacta is a nice place to relax and soak away the aches and pains of a long tour through Ecuador.

Combines the beauty of nature with waters of therapeutic use. In a plain framed by the mountain range you can enjoy of these pools of thermal water enriched in minerals, sulfates, magnesium, calcium among others with medicinal properties that guarantee healthy benefits for those who indulge themselves with these waters.
Apart from this hot spring, there is one hour walk around Papallacta river to enjoy also the flora such as orchids, bromelias, lilies, etc and bird life that is the case of: Shining sunbeam, Tawny rumped Tyranulet, Black chested buzzard Eagle, Collared Inca, White sided flowerpiercer, Tawny antpitta, just to mention a few.