Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jefferson Herrera stands with his Alpaca beside Quilotoa crater lake, an area regarded by many Ecuadorian communities as a sacred ...

The author and her husband hiked the Quilotoa Loop over the course of three days.Courtesy of Louisa Rogers A year ago, a friend hiked the Quilotoa Loop, a three-day high-elevation trek in the ...

If you want to hike in the Andes without crowds, head to the Quilotoa Loop. If you want to hike in the Andes, it’s pretty hard to go wrong. The longest continental mountain range in the world spans ...

After our friend hiked the Quilotoa Loop, my husband and I wanted to try doing it ourselves. It's a 22-mile three-day trek, and we were curious how we'd do at our ages. While it was difficult, it was ...

A year ago, a friend hiked the Quilotoa Loop, a three-day high-elevation trek in the Ecuadorian Andes. It's a challenging trek culminating at 13,000 feet on the rim of a crater lake located three ...

The author and her husband hiked the Quilotoa Loop over the course of three days.Courtesy of Louisa Rogers ...