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A spectacular 2 — hour drive in private transport take
us to Cotopaxi Volcano, 5897m, the highest active
volcano in the world. We visit a museum in the park
and hike around a lagoon at the bottom of the volcano
to learn about the flora and fauna found at this altitude.
We then continue by car up the volcano to the parking
lot, at over 4500 m. Then we walk approximately 1hr
to the refuge at 4800m, and after a short break, continue
to the glacier ( if the weather holds out). We head back
to the we head back to the Pan-American highway to
have lunch somewhere near Latacunga, or buy a box
lunch on the way to have more time in the park. Return
to Quito in the afternoon. The full-day trip has departures
every morning at 8am. Patent fee to the National Park:
$ 10,oo U.S, minimum 2 persons,( private services).
