November 7, 2026
IMG Ecuador Team (Romulo Cardenas)
IMG Guide Romulo Cardenas checked in to update us on the Ecuador Volanoes team! After perusing the famous Otavalo market, the IMG team hiked around Cuicocha, a crater lake at the base of Cotacachi Volcano (dormant stratovolcano).
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- Vendor selling guaguas de pan in Otavalo Market (Romulo Cardenas)
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- Guaguas de pan, traditionally baked for Dia del lost Muertos celebration (Romulo Cardenas)
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- Locals celebrating Dia de los Muertos (Romulo Cardenas)
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- Cotacachi Volcano in the distance (Romulo Cardenas)
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- Lake Cuicocha (Romulo Cardenas)
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- IMG Team takes in the view of Lake Cuicocha (Romulo Cardenas)
Sunday’s plan is to hike to the top of Fuya Fuya (13,986′), then on to San Clemente. All is well!