My best 100 pictures from 2 weeks in Ecuador in January 2018
Quito from El Panecillo
Basílica del Voto Nacional
Under the roof of Basílica del Voto Nacional
The old town
Cotopaxi (5897 m) from the road to Otavalo
Cayambe (5790 m) from the road to Otavalo
Hiking around Cuicocha Lake
In Otavalo
Climbing Rucu Pichincha
The summit of Rucu Pichincha
Rucu Pichincha (4698 m)
Alpine meadows on the way to Los Ilinozas
The supply caravan for the refuge
Hiking towards the refuge
Iliniza Sur (5263 m)
A local fox
Sunset views from around the refuge
Antisana (5704 m) in the background and Ruminawi (4721 m) in the foreground
Cotopaxi (5897 m)
Night sky from the refuge. Quito's lights are below
On the ridge
Cotopaxi on the horizon
The final climb
On the summit
Descending
Hiking back to the parking
Los Ilnizas from El Chaupi
In the refuge
High on Cotopaxi at dawn
Looking back
Clouds over the crater
More climbers catching up
The crater from the summit
On the way down
Los Ilinizas from the way down
Looking back at the summit
The hut is close
Near the hut
Around the hotel
A viewpoint above Banos
Casa del Arbol
Pailon del Diablo waterfall
Hummingbird
Around Banos
Rafting in Pastaza river
Reaching Carrel refuge (4850 m). The weather is still bad.
Vicunas by the road
A vicuna posing with Chimborazo
Ready for the hike
On the trail around the lake
Quilotoa's caldera
The area around Quilotoa