General data • Sango.

Tourist attractions

It is located southeast of the Province of • Yacury National Park

Loja. Its cantonal head is Amaluza. It
has 1 urban parish. With six rural It has an area of 43090.6 hectares, on
parishes and 64 neighborhoods. Its December 30, 2009 it is declared a
population is 14 thousand 799. There are national park by Marcela Aguiñaga
more men than women (7,598 and Vallejo, Minister of the Environment of
7,201, respectively). Ecuador through ministerial agreement
number 138.

Gastronomy • Chuno flour pouring.

Espíndola is characterized by the
preparation of several typical dishes
such as jerky with yucca, Creole chicken
with rice and salad; repe white,
chanfaina, mashed green, fry and its
derivatives.
• Lagunas de Jimbura.
• Repe white.
Among them we have the Black Lagoon
(because they have formed on volcanic
• smoked pork.
rock), it has an approximate size of 500
m long and 200 m wide; previously to
get to this place it was necessary to walk
approximately 5:00 H, but at present it is
only necessary to walk 30 minutes,
because there is a road to the sector of El
Salado; where the refuge is located, and
if you want to camp, it is recommended
to bring the necessary equipment to do
so.

• The Cascade of Marcola.
Espíndola is surrounded by beautiful
natural landscapes that offer tourists the
best panorama in the middle of nature;
this waterfall is precipitated in an
impressive way bathing the rugged
rocks and all the vegetation that
surrounds the place, this is an impressive
visual attraction that falls in love with
the observer.
Flora and fauna.
The forests of the upper part of the
Espíndola canton (Santa Teresita and
Amaluza parishes). Floristically it is
composed of around 65 70 species.
Among the endemic species we have
Symplocos fuscata and Gynoxys
laurifolia. The basin that belongs to this
forest is the river Jorupe or Amaluza that
UNIVERSIDAD
provides water to the population of
Amaluza and several irrigation projects
NACIONAL DE
in the sector. LOJA
Livestock Products
With respect to these products, most of AMALUZA
the inhabitants of the Espíndola canton
are dedicated to livestock, the cattle that
have more is the Creole or crossed with
Holstein, is of double purpose; milk and
meat, each family has between 5 and 20
animals. With the milk they prepare
cheeses destined to self-consumption
and to direct sale in Amaluza. The meat
is sold "on foot" to intermediaries from
Guayaquil and Peru; grazing is done in
paddocks, in the forest or around the
lagoons.