Go Tell It on the Mountain, Part 3 - Peru and Ecuador: Mountain-Combing on the Looney Front

Go Tell It on the Mountain, Part 3 - Peru and Ecuador: Mountain-Combing on the Looney Front
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Moving on up South America, the third blog on mountains and volcanoes I've met around the world - not necessarily the most famous or tallest, just beautiful mountain scenery even if not particularly high - snapped and chosen at random, reaches Peru and Ecuador.

PERU

Arequipa - El Misti

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The Altiplano

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Colca Canyon

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Northern Highlands - from Celendin to Chachapoyas

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Ancient Kuélap

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Gocta

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Tingo Maria

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La Oroya mining area

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ECUADOR

Galapagos Islands

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Cuenca

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Cajas National Park

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Loja

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Podocarpus National Park

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Vilcabamba

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Gualaquiza

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Macas

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Tena

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Papallacta - Antisana volcano

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Baños - Tunguruaha volcano

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Latacunga Paramo high plains

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Cotopaxi volcano

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[Upcoming blog next Sunday: Fourth in the mountain series - Brazil, Venezuela and the Caribbean]

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By the same author: Bussing The Amazon: On The Road With The Accidental Journalist, available with free excerpts on Kindle and in print version on Amazon.

Swimming With Fidel: The Toils Of An Accidental Journalist, available on Kindle, with free excerpts here, and in print version on Amazon in the U.S here.

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