Ruminahui

Rumiñahui (4721 m)

---

January 27th 2008
For three nights I stayed at Tambopaxi, an acclimatization center at the foot of Cotopaxi. There I met Henry, a friend of Fredy’s and also mountain guide. He was very friendly and gave me lots of information about the mountains I was planning to climb in the next few days, and also about other treks that could be useful for my book. So the first day I hiked up to Rumiñahui, which is a beauti ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Cotopaxi

---

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more