Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here’s a first-person account of one man’s Ecuadorian climbs. Cotopaxi volcano spewing ...

Ecuador is the home to the Galapagos Islands, one of the most famous island chains in the world. However, mainland Ecuador offers visitors a getaway steeped in biodiversity, rich culinary heritage and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Over 1.5 million people visit Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park each year, where they can view a pair of very active volcanoes, see fresh lava ...

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The call had come, as such calls always do, with incredibly poor timing. The voice on the other end of the line had ranted incoherently about skiing some volcano that still belched occasionally, ...