Ecuador (Cotopaxi and Cayambe)
Ecuador is a beautiful country with many large mountains to climb. I attempted Cayambe (weathered out) and summited Cotopaxi during my trip there.
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Church in Quito
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Church in Quito
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Looking up at the church
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Impressive entryway
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Impressive towers
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Inside the church
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Inside the church
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Impressive stained glass
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Quito views
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Quito views
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More Quito views
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Quito
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Quito from the hill
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Quito
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Quito park
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Quito streets
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Quito streets
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Quito town square
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Quito views
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Ornate statue
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Lunch spot
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Taking a break to eat
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At the equator
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In the museum at the equator
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The actual equator
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Standing in the northern and southern hemispheres at the same time
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The equator
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Our team
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Heading out to the countryside
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Getting ready to hike
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Acclimatization hike
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Park sign
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At the summit
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Cool birds
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More birds up high
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On the summit of our day hike
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Narrow trails
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Looking back down
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Scenic views
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More views
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Headed for a hike at the beautiful crater
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Interesting volcanic terrain
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Beautiful lake views
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Lunch time
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Car broke down - time to walk to the hut
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Along the road
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Hanging out in the hut at 15,000 feet
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Hut on Cayambe
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Cayambe hut
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Cayambe
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Cayambe
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Walking back down
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Fixing a flat tire
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Back on the road
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Mountain scenes
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Ecuador scenes
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Along the road
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Local views
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Lunch time
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Lovely vistas
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Lunch stop yard
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Hammocks!
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Our van
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Small village
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Scenes along the road
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Getting closer to Cotopaxi
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Along the road
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Our home for a night of rest between mountains
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Very relaxing lodge
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Lodge yard
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View outside
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Cotopaxi views
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The lodge
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Relaxing in the lodge
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National Park sign
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Cotopaxi
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Cotopoxi
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Rather barren
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Hiking from the parking lot to the hut at 15,000 feet
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Scenery
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Looking out at the mountain
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The hut at 15,000 feet
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The hut
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Our objective
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Lots of rocks
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The trail back to the parking lot
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This is actually the summit of Cotopaxi - great views!
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I'm a little cold