"heading towards Rumiñahui" Top 5 Page for this destination Provincia de Cotopaxi Favorite Tip by richiecdisc

Fondest memory: That the 6000+meter wonder was nowhere to be seen when we arrived at Laguna Limpiopungo put a slight damper on our introduction to the park. Throw in a cold spraying drizzle and you get the idea that we wished we waited for a better day. Our taxi cohorts were under more pressure. They only had four hours in the park and a non-appearance by the world’s tallest active volcano was not in their plans. With the bleak weather and our late arrival time, we opted to head towards the back of Laguna Limpiopungo rather than continue on the road that was the beginning of the circuit around the currently invisible one. It was an easy flat walk but our cab cronies were far ahead since they were without packs and obviously more pressed for time. In fact, we now had no plans other than the make shift one we half decided on in the cab on the way over. We got to the back of the lake in no time and decided to head into the valley towards Rumiñahui, an impressive if inactive volcano that would keep us on course as well as give us something intriguing to look at as we trudged now somewhat upward into a more protected valley. Our friends were now no longer in sight and we figured they had started to climb the ridge that would give them a better vantage point if the great one decided to show himself. We half wished we could join them sans pack but it didn’t really look as if they would be so lucky and we were happy to have more days at our disposal for achieving such vistas. (continued below in Fondest Memory)