A bus destined for Quito in Equador has crashed killing 38 and injuring 12.
Authorities said 12 more people were injured in the crash.
Rescue workers are looking for survivors on the steep cliffs around Lake Yambo in the central province of Cotopaxi where the accident occurred.
The bus had started its journey in the southern colonial city of Cuenca in Azuay province.
Ecuador's chief traffic accident investigator Wilson Pavon told reporters. 'We are analysing the causes of the accident.'
