A volcano you can walk inside
Geology, caldera life, and fertile soils
Pululahua is best known for its enormous caldera, a crater formed after volcanic activity and collapse, shaping the same environment described across cloud forest flora. The fertile soils inside the crater support small farming communities, making it one of the rare inhabited calderas on Earth, and influencing where to experience it through where to stay near Quito nature.
The name “Pululahua” is commonly linked to indigenous Kichwa meanings associated with mist and water, which fits the frequent fog and cloud that drift through the reserve.
Go when the clouds are moving. You will watch the crater appear and disappear, like the landscape is breathing.
