Articles by carolina altamirano
Biologist. Love outdoors! especially in cold places such as mountains and glaciers. I visit the Amazon jungle quite often as well.
Quilotoa lagoon (Quilotoa Lake), considered one of the most beautiful spots in the Ecuadorian Highlands, is located in the crater of an extinguished volcano, in the province of Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Chugchilan is the nicest town in …
Yesterday (June 1st. 2008) was celebrated the most important athletic race of Ecuador, more than 15000 athletes ran in the streets of Quito at 2800m of altitude. The race started at 8h30 am. …
On may 17th, 2008, the group of “Sudamerica a pedal” arrived to Mendoza after 6.896 km of biking. 4 countries visited, 126 days of journey, 83 days of actual biking.
Please join me in congratulating …
The Cayambe volcano (5,790 m) is my favorite mountain in Ecuador. Whenever I feel stressed out or tired of the city, I plan a escapade to climb the Cayambe. It is a great and …
Before booking any kind of trip, think about what do you want from your travel exeprience, what do you want to bring back to your home -a story, pictures, a pin for your map, a …
The Quito Ultimas Noticias race in Quito, Ecuador is a tradition. June 1st 2008 will be the 47th edition and I am competing.
Barefoot Expeditions’ partnership with the South American Explorers Club (SAEC) in Quito continues to grow. Barefoot Expeditions has ran several with the SAEC successfully.
On May 1st, Ivan Vallejo reached the summit of Dhaulagiri (white mountain), becoming the seventh person on earth
An inspiring soul. That is how I would describe Ivan Vallejo, a strong man on his late forties, that is about to achieve something that less than 20 people in the world have achieved: Climbing …
For those that haven’t followed these guys, they are a group of six adventurous folks that started their biking trip from Quito Ecuador – about 3 months ago- and now they are close to Chile.
One …
