Our trekking area is in the region of the Cotopaxi volcano - one of the most spectacular in South America. The perfectly formed, snow-covered, and cloud-enveloped cone of Cotopaxi is 5,897 metres high.

The trek will pass through traditional farmland and take us up onto the lava plain at the base of the cone. We will climb up Cotopaxi to the snowfield and the mountain refuge, and then drop back down towards an ancient Inca hill fort.

From the volcano's east side we will make our way around its base until we will have almost encircled it.