A beginner hiker, the Quilotoa Volcano Crater walk, they say it's 10km and 5j but it took me 8 hours and 2 breakdowns to do it!
Located in the Cotopaxi Province, Quilotoa is an extinct volcano and many fit people hike the 40km Quilotoa Loop. By no means am I experienced enough for a multi day hike in Ecuador so instead we chose the much easier 10km trek around the volcano crater looking onto Quilotoa Lake.
It's a beautiful hike, that is actually 13km according to Google fit and is less than 4000 metres at the highest point. But it was also very challenging.
Watch to the end to see the two Ecuadorian drinks I had in Pujili that I've never seen anywhere else in Ecuador + 1 hornado worth trying.
I recommend staying two nights the first so you can wake up before dawn and start hiking to avoid the rain and then to crash when you're done.
The most clear / best time to hike Quilotoa is July/August and you can camp here. But it's also the coldest months in Ecuador.
You will need hiking shoes and a rain coat.
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