Daily Archives: June 28, 2012

Quintessential Quito: the Teleferico

28Jun

Hello readers! Dan again! Here in Quito we are right below the daunting and beautiful Pichincha, visible from Old Town Colonial Quito to New Town Mariscal. Nathan and I took the trip with some guests up El Teleferico, the gondola that goes up to Pichincha, to summit the mountain. We took some pics along the way, so check em out!

Teleferico Quito.

Going from Quito to Pichincha on the Teleferico

Quito from the Teleférico.

View of Quito from Pichincha

Pichincha from the Teleférico.

Peak of Pichincha, our destination!

Hiking towards the Guagua Pichincha.

Beautiful day in Quito!

Rucu Pichincha.

You will be mine!

Road to Guagua Pichincha.

Pichincha

Trekking to the top.

Climbing to the top

Near the top of Guagua Pichincha.

Crags and peaks and epic clouds

The Top of the volcano.

The summit

Guagua Pichincha.

Beautiful!

Clouds.

Above the clouds

Near the top of the volcano.

Climbing mountains, like a boss.

Almost on the top.

Almost to the top

On the top of Rucu Pichincha.

Top of the world! (Or at least Quito)

Bienvenidos Cumbre Rucu Pichincha.

Bienvenidos al cumbre

Quito from the Pichincha.

Quito, Ecuador

Volcano Pichincha.