Cotopaxi Refuge

Cotopaxi and Otavalo

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October 16th 2011
So I can finally upload some pic's again! As mentioned, on Friday I had booked myself on a hiking/biking tour up the Cotopaxi Volanco. My alarm went off at 6.15am and off I went on a mini bus with 6 other people to Cotopaxi. The weather was looking very cloudy, but we were all remaining positive. Cotopaxi's summit is at 5897m, but we were only aiming for 4800m. Its is part of a chain of v ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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