Our Month in Ecuador- A Weekend at Cotopaxi National Park
Halfway through our stay in Ecuador, we decided to get away for the weekend. We booked two nights at Tambopaxi, an ecolodge within Cotopaxi National Park. Situated at over 12,000 feet Tambopaxi offers an unparalleled way to experience the national park. With incredible views of Cotopaxi and the neighboring volcanoes, Tambopaxi is a feast for the eyes.
We arrived in the afternoon and wandered through the fields surrounding the lodge, taking in the views and the horses grazing nearby. Nightfall brought out a view of a million stars hanging in the sky above Cotopaxi.
Tambopaxi and Vulcan Sincholagua
Tambopaxi and Vulcan Cotopaxi
Tambopaxiâs dining room
Tambopaxiâs incredible view of Cotopaxi
The guest house at Tambopaxi
Vulcan Cotopaxi, 19,3471 feet
Horses in the fields surrounding Tambopaxi
Sunset on Cotopaxi
The night sky at Cotopaxi
The next morning we set out to climb Cotopaxiâs neighbor volcano, RumiÃąahui. Even though it wasnât a technical climb, we were required by the park service to use a guide. The 7.5 mile hike was difficult mostly due to the elevation and we reached the summit of 15,490 feet by lunch time.
We returned to the lodge for an afternoon of relaxing with a deck of cards before enjoying one last view of the night sky over Cotopaxi.
Vulcan RumiÃąahui, 15,490 feet
Hiking RumiÃąahui
The view from RumiÃąahui
Limpiopungo Lake below RumiÃąahui
Returning from the summit of RumiÃąahui
Returning from the summit of RumiÃąahui
Vulcan RumiÃąahui
Sunset on Cotopaxi from Tambopaxi
Vulcan Sincholagua 19,347 feet
Cotopaxi
Milky Way dust near Cotopaxi
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