Travel and excursions through the mountains of Ecuador  from 2013-02-25 till 03-15,  partners Heinz Göbel (Altdorf) and  Edgar Nönnig                picasa-foto album ascents: Rucu Pichincha (4694 m)  and  El Corazon  (4790 m) hike in Cajas National Parc in atitude of 4000 m, near the town Cuenca                                                 back to the head page Our stations in Ecuador: Quito:       most high-altitude capital in the midst of mountains till 4700 m altitude, old town World Hertage El Chaupi:  small village 50 km south of Quito, 3500 m,  there we lodged  in the Hazienda San Jose                       starting point for the rock  Illiniza Norte Machachi:  town at the Panamericana, south of Quito, starting point for Cotopaxi and f.ex. El Corazon Latacunga:  starting place for Cotopaxi, in viewing distance of the vulcano Tungurahua (5016 m) Cuenca:     third largest  city in the south of the country, 2500 m high,  World Heritage,                      from there bus to the Cajas National Park und to  Ingapirca Ingapirca:   Inkatempel, important Inka site in Ecuador; parts of old Inka trails Cajas National Park: 3100-4500 m high altitude landscapes of glacier lake - lagoons Aloasi:       town at the spektacular railway line which run between a  heigth  diference of 700 m mountains
at Pichincha 4695 m,	at Pichinca 4695 m,
El Corazon, 4790 m	El Corazon,  ascent
summit  Rucu Pichincha	summit photo El Corazon while beginning thunderstorm
view to Cotopaxi from El Corazon	view to the vulcano Tungurahua (5016 m), which was beeing activ  (photo 2013-03-07) real eruption: 4 days later 2013-03-11
Rumiñahui, 4721 m,  while mountaineering here a 34-year old woman from the area Altenburg Leipzig died tragically (akklimatisation) a few months earlier .	view to the rock Iliniza Norte, 5126 m, this mountain original  was planed  to climb from us. Because of snow falling we have not done it.  Without cover of snow it is regarded as "slightly".
links:  eruption of the vulcano  1999 Guagua Pichincha
Super photos:  Ecuador Pichincha  flickriver
Tungurahua  recent vulcanic eruption on  2013-03-11  while our stay                                  in Ecuador