Glacier on the equator
June 23rd 2012 Exploding lava bombs may have prevented us from getting to the summit of Sangay, but there are plenty of friendlier volcanos in Ecuador which can be climbed - or at least attempted. We've been quite keen on getting to the top of one of these ever since we drove past Cotopaxi on the Avenida de los Volcanes. Weather, highly unpredictable in the highlands, and acclimation to altitude, esse
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