Sunrise over Cotopacxi

Illiníza Norte (5126 m)

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January 27th 2008
This was a long hike up again. I could have taken a camionetta in El Chaupi, but as I wanted to save the 10 USD, and also thought it would be a good exercise I hiked up all the way to the refugio at 4740m with a heavy backpack (must have been around 15 kg). The refugio was already full of hikers and even more guides as it seemed. They all were surprised to see a solo woman coming in and even more ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Cotopaxi

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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