Corazón summit (4788m) - selfie with some locals in the clouds

A dog we named Choclo followed us all the way to the top and back!

Our guide Segundo drove us around Cotopaxi NP

Some hot coca tea (good for altitude sickness) at Refugio José Ribas

Miel couldn't resist crossing the 5000m barrier so went a little higher

Laguna de Limpiopungo with Rumiñahui in the background

Our guesthouse Mateospaxi and Kaiser, one of its dogs

Cotopaxi & Corazón

27–30 apr 2024, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

We started our exploration of the ‘Avenue of the Volcanoes’ 🌋 with the ascent of El Corazón at 4788m. Despite the Diamox, coca leaves and lots of water, Miel still developed altitude sickness and spent several hours in bed with a splitting headache.

The next day we were fortunately able to admire the almost perfectly symmetrical cone of Cotopaxi, with its 5897m one of the highest active volcanos in the world. As we aren’t sufficiently acclimatized to climb the summit of the volcano (+ it's quite expensive), we were happy to enjoy the views from Refugio José Ribas!Leggi altro

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