Climber looking at sunrise on Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

limbers on the glacier of Volcan Cotopaxi, at 5897m the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

View from Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Tent on Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Climbers on the glacier of Volcan Cotopaxi, at 5897m the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

View from Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Summit crater, Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Climbers on the glacier of Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Climbers on the glacier of Volcan Cotopaxi, 5897m, the highest active volcano in the world, Ecuador, South America

Mules on the way to the lagoon, Laguna Quilotoa, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, South America

Kayak tour on lake-filled Quilotoa caldera, Laguna Quilotoa, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, South America