Lake Quilotoa is a crater filled lake, formed about 800 years ago when the volcano erupted and collapsed in on itself. It is the northern-most of Equador's Andean volcanoes, and filled with minerals, giving it its beautiful color. You can hike around the rim, about a 6-7 hour hike, or down to the bottom, which is about 3 hours. There's camping and boats, and a small town of the same name with nothing more than a hostal or two and very small basic indigenous family homes. Not yet a well known site, you get most of this town and place to yourself and the locals. One word.........surreal.
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