On an unusually clear November night, as I stood atop the volcanic soils of El Panecillo with 360-degree views of the valleys below, it was hard for me to tell where the glittering street lights of ...

Soar over the breathtaking landscapes of Ecuador, the diverse equatorial nation where the Andes meet the Amazon, in this ...

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here’s a first-person account of one man’s Ecuadorian climbs. Cotopaxi volcano spewing ...

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HUAMBALO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano has been putting on a dramatic show, spewing lava from a cauldron-like crater and launching towering clouds of ash and gas. The country’s ...

The call had come, as such calls always do, with incredibly poor timing. The voice on the other end of the line had ranted incoherently about skiing some volcano that still belched occasionally, ...

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