Walking in the Snow

Cotopaxi

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March 6th 2008
Today we return from Baños to Quito. The end of our week long tour. On the way we stop to visit the Cotopaxi volcano (not the erupting one - don't worry mums). This is going to be an altitude test (nick has been taking diamox to see if it weel help with the altitude - for the inca trail). This mountain is actually higher than anything we will do on the inca trail. The carpark is at 4500m and ... read more

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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