{
  "name": "Quilotoa Crater Road (Latacunga to Quilotoa)",
  "slug": "quilotoa-crater-road-latacunga-e30",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/quilotoa-crater-road-latacunga-e30/",
  "summary": "The paved way to Quilotoa climbs from Latacunga over the páramo past Pujilí, Tigua and Zumbahua, then runs north on a sealed road to the rim of the crater lake at about 3,850 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "E30"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Ecuador",
    "region": "Cotopaxi",
    "start": {
      "name": "Latacunga",
      "lat": -0.93297,
      "lon": -78.624238
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Quilotoa",
      "lat": -0.867001,
      "lon": -78.916085
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 46.7,
    "lengthKm": 75.2,
    "driveMinutes": 93,
    "corners": 92,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 4008.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Altitude, with the road above 3,000 m and very cold nights at Quilotoa",
    "Fog at the crater rim",
    "Ground movement and a gravel diversion on the E30 just beyond Zumbahua",
    "Few fuel stations, at Zumbahua and Sigchos"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Condor Enamorado, Tigua",
    "Galería Arte Milenario Tigua",
    "Zumbahua",
    "Mirador Quilotoa"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 733
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}