Prov. Carchi : road Tulcan-Maldonado, at the pass, 38 km from Tulcan. Boggy depression in Espeletia paramo, dominated by cushion plants (Plantago rigida, Distichia, Werneria), and adjacent wet slopes.
Prov. Carchi : road Tulcan-Maldonado, on SW slopes of Volcan Chiles, approx. 43 km from Tulcan. Boggy depression in paramo, with Espeletia , Loricaria, cushion plants, bunch grasses and mosses.