All these characteristic of humidity, winds and topography joined give a numerous microclimates range as result and define infinity of different habitats whose contain flora and fauna species that somehow they have had to adapt. All these habitats convert Ecuador in a megadiverse country for the great abundance of flora and fauna species, it means that the concentration per area unit, square kilometres for example, of plants and animals is unique in the world.

A place of great botanical interest for its location at the north of Ecuador is the Cuicocha Lagoon that is a volcanic boiler whose surface is located at 3068 m over sea level. This receives the effects of the perpendicular rain and the horizontal one (fog’s humidity condensation). The walls, so much internal as external are covered by diverse kind of plants. In the center of the lagoon there are two islands which are compound by rocks and big stone blocks. These islands are covered by epifitas plants and in some areas by arboreas ones.