Laguna de Quilotoa
January 15, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 7 °C..a water filled crater lake..and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes..lake surface at 3500 m..and... 3 kms across..first volcano of 2023🙂
..a water filled crater lake..and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes..lake surface at 3500 m..and... 3 kms across..first volcano of 2023🙂
Am in Volcano Avenue..named in the early 1800's by explorer Humbolt..a volcano lined corridor stretching through Equador..cool..and my hotel is great..5 Star..in anticipation of my birthday tomorrow🙂
..so a leisure day..breakfast..cake from the hotel..spa afternoon..sunbathing..fillet mignon for dinner..birthday..done..back to volcanos tomorrow🤭
A stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes..the summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from it's centre..given its location on the planets equatorial bulge..I got toRead more
..here I am..at Edward Whymper refuge..he was the first..in 1880.
..came up to get pics of Volcan Tungarahua..an active stratovolcano nearby..alas .cloud intervened..meaning I had to make do with an infinity pool..jacuzzi..and stunning views..sometimes things justRead more
..travelled across to Amazon region of Ecuador today..wow..how different..as expected..Puyo..it's capital..has been chosen as a base for 2 nights.. for my venture into the jungle..tomorrow🥴
..jungle...an indigenous tribe..monkeys.. parrots..blowpipes .boa constrictors..chocolate making..a tribal dance..very different to what I usually do..but well worth the 2 days over here..was only 70Read more
... because..the situation is deteriorating in Peru..which was next..with a continuing National Emergency..riots..protests..killings..and Macchu Picchu permanently closed..I have taken the sensibleRead more
..the final stratovolcano of this trip..a tough climb..to 12500 ft..with a guide..but the weather god's were unkind..and we had cloud..so no classic volcano conical snowscape..but a good day all theRead more