Cumbayá Quito

Cumbayá Tourism

• Founded date: On June 29, 1571 dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle as a symbol of the negotiation between natives and Spaniards, the foundation of the civil parish takes place at the time of the republic on May 29, 1861
• One of the Quito canton rural parishes is Cumbayá, in the province of Pichincha –Ecuador
• Just 20 minutes from Quito, you can reach this parish. It is also known as the Cumbayá Valley. It is important to indicate that you have all kinds of services such as: shops, shopping centers, restaurants, handicrafts, etc. Some of these places can be located next to the church and central park.
• It is considered as one of the oldest parishes in Quito, which has a long history that has been growing over time.
• It is one of the parishes with a greater record of transformation over the past few years, becoming a generally residential and commercial area.
• Several interesting facts are that It was part of the "Country of the Guabas" and numerous vestiges of aboriginal peoples have been found.
• Origin of the name of Cumbayá
  Cumbaya Meaning:
  It is believed that the area where Cumbayá is settled was visited by the Yumbos (who were the first inhabitants of Quito, originally from the coast who settled in the mountains), among these travelers there was a couple. And the union of their names gave rise to Cumbayá (Cumba - he) and (Ya - she). (Secretariat of Culture of Quito)
• Another belief is that the name comes from the word cumbaja which in Quichua means "let's go friend this way". (Secretariat of Culture of Quito)
• According to Father Juan de Velasco, the toponymics of the Quitus, Cumbayá is interpreted, (of the colorado, kum = tronar), (of the canopy, bai = two) and (already = house).
• It is also believed that it could have a religious origin, since in Hebrew Cumbaya means "God with us."
• Cumbayá from quechua language  Cumba de cumpa, partner: now; Yes: If they are partners. Strange confession that leads us to see that it was established by Quechua mitimaes; that did not present any resistance to the Quechua invaders for what they called them as true companions.
• According to other sources, it is believed that Cumbayá or Cumbaiá is related to the Cayambi language, this means that Cumbayá means a brush, a natural species of the valley that was collected by the zambizas because of how close it was to them to reach our parish. (Rojas, 2018)
• Cumbayá Parish Geographical Data
  It is located 20 minutes from Quito, it is a warm valley whose climate ranges from 10 ° C to 21 ° C, since its location is temperate and sub warm tropical floors.
• Its limits are:

• North: Nayón Parish,
• South: Parishes of Guangopolo and Conooto,
• East: San Pedro River and
• West:  Machangara River.

And it has an area of 26.51 km2.

Cumbayá Parish Biodiversity
Being part of the Metropolitan District of Quito its biodiversity is similar to other  parishes such as Tumbaco, Nayón, Puembo and Guallabamba.

Cumbayá Flora:
Species of low forests and shrubs of the northern Andes such as Arrayán, Algarrobo (acacia macracantha), Guaba, Taxo, Guanto, Mimosa, Sigse, Pumamaqui, Chilca,

Cumbayá Fauna:
Quilico, Blue Picaflor, Tangara matorralera, Sparrow, Tortola, Quinde colilargo, Blackbird, cucumber, Lizards, Raposas, Preñeillas, Little piglet,

Tourist Attractions of Cumbayá

Natural and outdoors in Cumbayá:
But if you are looking to get closer to nature, visit country shelters such as El Murciélago or Chaquiñán ("Walking trail", in Kichwa), where you will see sparrows, blackbirds and hummingbirds on a 35 km trail surrounded by mountains. Or Ecological Park "La Primavera" and  Ecological Park "Los Algarrobos".
Do you like cycling? Rent a bicycle and travel along the route of the Chaquiñán the old train tracks to enter the thick vegetation with other walkers on an ideal route for beginners, with help stations and food or telephones. Don´t miss it

Cultural in Cumbayá:
Cumbayá Central Square, Rancho Square, San Pedro de Cumbayá Church, Cumbayá Cultural Center

Places you should know in Cumbayá:
La Cabaña de San Juan (mini mall), LOV art gallery, Scala Mall, La Esquina de Cumbayá Mall, Paseo San Francisco, Inga Alpaca Trading Co.

Cumbayá Parish Popular Festivities

Patron Festivities of San Pedro de Cumbayá

• It takes place on June 29 of each year.
• Celebration to St. Peter, the patron of the parish.
• With a proclamation, bullfight, traditional dishes, dances and music.

Corpus Cristi Feasts in Cumbayá

• They take place each year in May and June months.
• Traditional Feast of the indigenous world, which existed before in Cumbayá parish, the farms met before June festivals of Corpus Christi and collected brooms called "chamiza" to dry. When the eve of the feast arrived, they picked them up and took it to the square of Cumbayá, which used to be dirt road and then, chamiza was burned. Next day –Sunday-, the father was asked to be one of the patron saints and they wrote “dadivas” (gifts) to encourage feast characters like priostes, clowns, patron saint.

Typical food of Cumbayá

Paila ice cream in Cumbayá.

A very typical cold dessert of Cumbayá, made with fruit juice, sugar, ice and bronze pailas.
Fritada in Cumbayá
It is a typical dish of Ecuadorian cuisine, where its main component is pork.
Pork is cooked in plenty of water, orange juice, garlic onion, salt and pepper, till water has been consumed completely and the meat begins to get cooked in its own fat.
Yahuarlocro in Cumbayá
It is a typical dish of Ecuadorian cuisine, it is a soup that is composed of potatoes that contains belly, booklet, liver and is accompanied by avocado, onion and sheep's blood.

How to get to Cumbayá?

Private transportation to Cumbayá:

Take Granados Avenue in the direction of a Cyclist circle where you must continue straight. Continue along this road until you reach the second bridge and turn right, following the signs to Cumbayá.

Public transport to Cumbayá
Take a bus of the integrated system at the North Station of the Ecovia “Río Coca” that reaches the train station of San Juan de Cumbayá.