Cotopaxi National Park is 60 km south of Quito just off the Pan American highway and is probably Ecuador's finest national park. The area covers 85,000 acres and is dominated by the magnificent Cotopaxi Volcano. The volcano is steep, snow-capped and symmetrical - giving it a superb appearance ... Read review
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Advantages: superb scenery and breathtaking views Disadvantages: poor road condition, cold air, high altitude
Cotopaxi National Park is 60 km south of Quito just off the Pan American highway and is probably Ecuador's finest national park. The area covers 85,000 acres and is dominated by the magnificent Cotopaxi Volcano. The volcano is steep, snow-capped and symmetrical - giving it a superb appearance that matches the classic volcano shape imagined by us all.
At 5,897 metres, Cotopaxi is the second highest mountain in Ecuador and is the highest active volcano ... ...in Ecuador having erupted on several occasions during the 1700s and 1800s including the two occasions when it completely destroyed the town of Latacunga. The last major eruption was in 1903/04 with some relatively minor activity in 1942.
The park has a visitor's centre located 6 km from the entrance with a small museum and toilet facilities. The road then rises between lava flows to a wide open plain and the Lago Limpiopungo. This is a small lake ...
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