Cotopaxi Hike

Cotopaxi

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July 6th 2006
Today we hiked up Cotopaxi. Cotopaxi is the largest active volcano in the world according to our professor, but this is disputed by many. He also says that Cotopaxi has a perfect cone. At the beginning, two of the girls from our group were feeling really sick. Our professor from Toronto Tony left with them and took them to the hospital in Quito. One of the girls had altitude sickness and swelling ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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