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The Quilotoa Loop: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

The Quilotoa Loop: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

Once you start, there's no turning back. You have to keep going, and you would be amazed at how much your body can accomplish when it has to.

Climbing Cotopaxi: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

Climbing Cotopaxi: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

You can currently only hike to the base camp at just over 4,800m, but that was all we were willing to test our inexperienced fitness level on anyway.

Cuicocha: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

Cuicocha: A Backpacker’s Guide to Ecuador

About a half hour drive from Otavalo sits the beautiful Cuicocha crater lake at the base of the Cotacachi volcano.

Day Trip to El Peñón de Guatapé: A Backpacker’s Guide to Colombia

Day Trip to El Peñón de Guatapé: A Backpacker’s Guide to Colombia

If you're around Medellin, Colombia, El Peñón de Guatapé is definitely worth a visit!