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Cotopaxi (5897 m)

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January 27th 2008
With my guide, Jaime, I went to the Refugio Josè Ribas at 4800 m on Sunday, 27 January. One can actually drive up to only a couple of hundred meters below, and it's then just a hike of less than an hour. The refugio was pretty packed with people, some French and a large American group. Everybody went to bed at around 18.30, as wake up is at midnight in order to start the hike at 1:00. This is nec ... 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