EcuadorProvincia de CotopaxiAlaques (Alaquez)Hacienda Chillo0°51’27” S 78°34’46” W
26 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
..and there it is....Tungarahua..from the bus up to Quito..looks wonderful..my final volcano on this trip..33 hours of travel before I get home to York..when this trip will be..finished.
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan JuanLa Alameda0°12’51” S 78°30’6” W
25 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
..now we're back in Banos..the clouds have cleared and the sun is out..proving that..timing is everything..but this is the pattern here..the weather god's weren't just doing it to annoyLeggi altro
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSangolquiLa ColinaCanchas ESPE0°19’3” S 78°26’45” W
25 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
..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 theLeggi altro
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan JuanLa Alameda0°12’51” S 78°30’6” W
23 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
... 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 sensibleLeggi altro
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan JuanLa Alameda0°12’51” S 78°30’6” W
22 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
..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 70Leggi altro
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan JuanLa Alameda0°12’51” S 78°30’6” W 21 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
..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🥴
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan JuanLa Alameda0°12’51” S 78°30’6” W
20 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
..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 justLeggi altro
EcuadorProvincia del TungurahuaAmbato1°14’54” S 78°36’48” W
18 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..here I am..at Edward Whymper refuge..he was the first..in 1880.
EcuadorProvincia del TungurahuaAmbato1°14’54” S 78°36’48” W
18 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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 toLeggi altro
Viaggiatore ..no..just gulping for oxygen..it’s about 50% at this height..so really challenging..
EcuadorProvincia del TungurahuaAmbato1°14’54” S 78°36’48” W
17 gennaio 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..so a leisure day..breakfast..cake from the hotel..spa afternoon..sunbathing..fillet mignon for dinner..birthday..done..back to volcanos tomorrow🤭
