Rise and Climb

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The number of ‘La Lucha’ sandwiches I ate in Lima meant that a tactical waistline review was in order. To get back on track I decided to climb Cotopaxi, an active volcano just outside Quito that stands at 5,897m. Lucy, probably wisely, … Continue reading →

Pa-lava

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Our last stop on the Carretera Austral was the town of Chaitén. On May 2, 2008, Volcan Chaitén erupted for the first time in over nine thousand years, throwing up a 19-mile high plume of ash and steam that stretched … Continue reading →