Condor Trek

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This famous trek from El Tambo (near Papallacta) is being described as one of the most beautiful treks in Ecuador. And I must admit it was special. And I was lucky with the weather. While on the first day it was still foggy, the weather cleared when we were just in front of Antisana, and it was amazing when its snowy face, towering above Laguna Santa Lucia, opened just when we were sitting there for a break. And above all, a couple of huge condors were circling high above.

The next morning was even more amazing. After a freezing cold night everything was covered in frost, but the sky was blue...bluer...bluest, as I had never seen it in Ecuador before. And on the one side there was the mighty snow-covered Antisana and on the other side the even mightier Cotopaxi.

I went with a local guide, Ramon, who knew the area and the flora and fauna well.

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