Cotopaxi volcanoe with it's altitude 5897 m over the sea level rises majestically among Eastern Cordiliera in the Andes and is the most famous volcano in Ecuador. Symetric cone makes this mountain to be the perfectly shaped mountain in the world. Climbing it can be the starting point for the highest mountains adventure. Climbing difficulties here are not so high but clouds passing by requires stamina and good preparation of body and mind. Some ice climging gear can be needed. From the summit there is a breath taking panorama: the rest of Ecuador's peaks covered with snow and the Amazon lowland. The crater in diameter has 800 metres and from there some sort of gas go out. This is active volcano – one of the highest on the Earth.
Cotopaxi - 5897 m over the sea level is one of the highest active volcano in the Earth
and in the same time the most perfectly shaped.
Cotopaxi volcanoe with it's altitude 5897 m over the sea level rises majestically among Eastern Cordiliera in the Andes and is the most famous volcano in Ecuador. Symetric cone makes this mountain to be the perfectly shaped mountain in the world. Climbing it can be the starting point for the highest mountains adventure. Climbing difficulties here are not so high but clouds passing by requires stamina and good preparation of body and mind. Some ice climging gear can be needed. From the summit there is a breath taking panorama: the rest of Ecuador's peaks covered with snow and the Amazon lowland.