Cotopaxi Reflection - Ecuador
We left Quito on a bus and headed to Cotopaxi volcano on a fairly clear morning. However, by the time we got on the mountain, the cloud and fog had rolled in and we could no longer see to top of Cotopaxi.
Even though we had been at high altitude through Patagonia, the Bolivian Salt Flats and other places; we struggled on this climb. We made it to basecamp Refugio Jose Rivas at 4,864m (almost 16,000 feet); I grabbed this shot of our group reflected off the goggles of our guide just outside the basecamp. You can see the cloud and fog behind.
If you zoom in on the picture, you can see me taking the picture, second in on the left.
From Wikipedia: Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located near Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km south of Quito, and 31 km northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m. Cotopaxi last erupted in January of 2016.
© 2023 Paul Chan - Canada. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.
Cotopaxi Reflection - Ecuador
We left Quito on a bus and headed to Cotopaxi volcano on a fairly clear morning. However, by the time we got on the mountain, the cloud and fog had rolled in and we could no longer see to top of Cotopaxi.
Even though we had been at high altitude through Patagonia, the Bolivian Salt Flats and other places; we struggled on this climb. We made it to basecamp Refugio Jose Rivas at 4,864m (almost 16,000 feet); I grabbed this shot of our group reflected off the goggles of our guide just outside the basecamp. You can see the cloud and fog behind.
If you zoom in on the picture, you can see me taking the picture, second in on the left.
From Wikipedia: Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located near Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km south of Quito, and 31 km northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m. Cotopaxi last erupted in January of 2016.
© 2023 Paul Chan - Canada. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.