The chasm

we did not want to cross this, it was scary!

August 3rd 2010
Big day today. The plan is to take a transport to Lake Quiloatoa and then walk back to Chugchilan crossing the big gorge in between. The lake is quite high, at ~14000ft (4267m). Its a crater lake and very beautiful. The way is suppose to be well made, though not marked, so we were worried about not finding it and ending up on other side of the lake. In the morning we took a local jeep transport to ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Quilotoa

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

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Please fill out this travel survey - https://mtecethz.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aXgBvAXbqOtWgXr I am from India. I lived in Seattle, US for a while and loved hiking in the NorthWest region. Now I am in Switzerland, enjoying hiking in Alps and traveling all over Europe. I love to travel and wish could do it full time. I usually travel very backpacker style, take local trains, stay in hostels or camp when possible. Recent trip = camping in Greece. Upcoming trips - Austrian, Italian and French Alps, New Zealand and Iceland summer once more and finally the Himalayas (fin... full info

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