Cotopaxi: Above the clouds
At 2,850 metres above sea level, Quito is the second highest national capital in the world. The highest is La Paz, Bolivia. Today we were heading to Cotopaxi National Park which is a volcano in a protected area about 50km away from Quito. Cotopaxi is the world’s second highest active volcano. It’s last huge eruption was in 1877 but it did show some activity in 2015. We caught our …