The Paramo of the Virgin is the highest point (4,000 meters) of the road east of the country. Is one of the main water reservoirs of Quito. 
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The Upano River before was full of fish
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“This river was not contaminated before, it was clear and full of fish, when people began to live in the margins, everything changed”.
The encounter of Papallacta and Quijos rivers
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The Papallacta River waters (left) supply the great river Quijos, named for ancient pre-Columbian inhabitants of the region.
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Despite being a strategic place to contain reserves of drinking water for Quito, Papallacta does not have a adequate system for wastewater treatment.
