To move to Cuicocha from Quito or from anywhere in the country, you can use public transport (buses) of companies that go towards the province of Imbabura:

TAXISLAGOS
Quito Phone: 02 2565 992
Ibarra Phone: 06 2950 833 / 06 2951 533

FLOTA IMBABURA
Quito Phone: 02 2565 620 / 2569 628
Ibarra Phone: 06 2951 094 / 06 2952 440

Shall be lowered in parade to Cotacachi the in Panamerican highway (Pinsaquí) and take a bus to Cotacachi or a taxi to Cuicocha.

The grandparents of our grandparents tell that a long time ago, a huge and young volcano was Mama Cotacachi’s husband. One day, the volcano got sick and died. He was buried in this exact place (at the foothill of the Cotacachi). Mama Cotacachi was a very young widow but she lived alone for many years because of the deep love she had felt for this volcano.

After some time someone appeared that attracted her attention: it was a landowner from the City, called “Ruco Pichincha”. He courted her, comforted her and later became her fiancé. From this relationship, a son was born, the “Guagua Pichincha”.