March-April 2016

The inactive volcano Rucu Pichincha in the distance. Located just outside Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Pyroclastic deposits from past eruptions of Quilotoa are evident inside the Toachi Canyon, near Zumbahua.

The crater lake of Quilotoa.

Quilotoa caldera rim close up.

Edge of the lake inside the Quilotoa caldera.

Volcanic layers on Quilotoa.

The top end of the Rio Bascun valley, on the flanks of Volcan Tungurahua.

A Tungurahua seismic monitoring station near La Casa del Arbol.

Clouds clear away revealing the giant herself, Mama Tungurahua!

Volcan Tungurahua as seen from the Mirador La Virgen in Banos.

Close up of the upper flanks of Tungurahua.

Tungurahua during sunset.

Tungurahua as seen from the Mirador de las Antenas.

The middle and upper flanks of Tungurahua.

Volcan Chimborazo as seen from the Mirador de las Antenas, inactive volcano and also Ecuador’s highest point.

The whole edifice of Volcan Tungurahua during sunset.

The famous Volcan Cotopaxi.

Volcan Cotopaxi in the distance as seen from outside of Mitad del Mundo.