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Down for the Count in Chugchilan, Ecuador
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 31 December 2011
After a week in 9,350-foot high Quito I was no longer huffing and puffing as I trekked up and down the city’s ubiquitous hills, so I was totally unconcerned about altitude as I headed for the central highlands of Ecuador, home to spectacular volcanoes and some of the best hiking in the country. The dust-caked [...]
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The Quilotoa Loop – Part 2
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 18 February 2010
So there we were, standing on the edge of a crater, staring down at the vast and beautiful Quilotoa lake, watching it change colours as the clouds cast shadows on the water. All very picturesque. We were also being blown about the place, so we were trying not to get too close to the drop. [...]
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The Quilotoa Loop – Part 1
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 17 February 2010
Quilotoa is a small town set on the edge of the most famous and most photographed crater-lake in Ecuador, and the Quilotoa Loop is a series of villages set in a circuit of 200km which bypasses it. And you can make your way around it several ways – if you want, you can sit on [...]
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Quilotoa - amazing Ecuador!
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 15 February 2010
We decided to back-track a little and head for Latacunga, which is not far south of Quito. Latacunga is one place from where you can start The Quilotoa loop - a 200km circuit of tiny villages high in the Andean mountains. It was a tough few days but some of the best I've had travelling.
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