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2500 Meter High Volcano Crater Lake!!

  • June 1, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Eleven Shadows from West Los Angeles, California
2500 Meter High Volcano Crater Lake!!

I took a bus to the Andean countryside west of Latacunga, first visiting Laguna Quilotoa.

This incredible crater lake has blue-green water and sandy shores at 3500m! The rim is at 3854m, metric for "really freakin' high!". It was extremely windy as well, and very beautiful.

You may hike here from The Black Sheep Inn or from Hostal Llullu Llama, or you may simply pull up in one of the daily buses that go here from Latacunga, which is easily accessible by taking a bus for several hours, heading south from Quito.

This area is on the Latacunga Loop, a gorgeous area that is the most beautiful area of the Andes that I have seen so far, more beautiful than anything I saw in my two trips to neighboring Peru.

From journal Blissing Out in the Beautiful Andes Countryside, E

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