The Quilotoa Lake is a great lake whose waters amaze the world with their hypnotizing green color that changes its shades along the year. It was born from a crater, and its mysticism gave place to legends of gods. One of them is the story of the great battle between two gods, whose disastrous outcome gave its current shape to the Quilotoa volcano and its lake:
A long time ago, there was a lake that lied inside a volcano’s crater. On its surface lived a violent and feared god called Quilotoa, who was known to be the god of volcanoes. At the same time, a pacific god called Toachi lived at the bottom of the lake. Quilotoa didn’t like having Toachi living on his lake, so he decided to make him leave by throwing a ray of light from the sky into the water. Toachi got angry and threw fire balls to Quilotoa, who fired back. This way, a long battle between the two gods began. The result of such constant flowing of rocks and fire was devastating.
Finally, it is not known whether the gods agreed to a truce or Toachi gave in to the pressures of Quilotoa, but it is believed that the volcano’s crater got the shape it has now a as a result of the battle. Nowadays, the sky wonderfully reflected in its crystalline waters creates a peaceful and beautiful landscape in a place that once was the scene of chaos and destruction.
Photo: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Ecuador
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