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Day 5  l  National Park Cotopaxi


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From the cold of Cotopaxi to the cold of Quilotoa

12/11/2008

National Park Cotopaxi
On our way to Quilotoa, we visited the typical local market in Latacunga. As a typical lunch we had a mixture of pork meat, fried pork crust and corn in all different varieties. We needed this energy for the hike down the crater lagoon Quilotoa. This time we started at 4000m and went down to 3650m. We had the weather in our favour. It was pretty foggy when we started, but after a little while the clouds went away and opened a spectacular view on the Crater Lake. We stayed with a typical Indian family of the region in a simple house. We enjoyed a special festive dish of the region – Guinea Pig and danced to folkloric music.
 
 
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