The Imbabura volcano towers over one of San Pablo's small churches |
The Cotacachi volcano, beautifully visible this morning over the town of San Pablo. Last night's rain left a coat of snow around the crater (altitude 16,200 feet). |
Another view of the Cotacachi volcano |
Some of the scenery around Hacienda Cusin. This was taken during our morning walk. |
A small church as seen during our walk this morning. |
The Imbabura volcano |
The volcanic crater lake of Cotacachi. It's over 600 feet deep, and has a strong concentration of sulfur in the water (no fish can survive). |
The view across the valley and toward the city Otovalo as seen from the start of our hike today. |
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At the start of our climb around Lake Catacachi |
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The early part of the trail was fairly flat. As it wound around to the left, the climbing began... |