On the way up Cotopaxi

One more Volcano under my belt

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August 25th 2007
Hi Everyone Hope everyone is ok (coping without me - a toughie I know!) I have another cracking weekend to report on. On Saturday 25th August, Konrad, James, the lovely Janine (from Birmingham - can you believe they let more than one of us into the country?) and myself all headed to the beautiful and very famous Volcano Cotopaxi. The summit is 5,911 m above sea level, so it is by no means the ... 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