About this Cotopaxi guide

CotopaxiTrek.com is an independent guide to Cotopaxi volcano and Cotopaxi National Park in Ecuador: how high each tour really goes, how the hike to the José Ribas refuge works, what the summit climb takes, how the altitude feels, and when Quilotoa makes a better day. We are not a tour operator, the park authority, a mountain guide association or GetYourGuide. We compare what is on offer so you can decide whether you need a tour at all, and if so, which one suits you.

Facts on this site are checked against official and reliable sources (the Instituto Geofísico of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional for the volcano, Ecuador's protected-areas authority for the park rules, the CDC for altitude advice) and against the live GetYourGuide listings, including recent guest reviews. Volcano conditions and access rules can change at short notice; when an official source and this site disagree, trust the official source.

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