An ascent of Imbabura, the dragon-back of Otavalo

October 30, 2019 Trip reports andes, cotacachi, ecuador, fuya fuya, imbabura, mojanda, trekking, volcanoes 0 Comment

In local Ecuadorian legend, the god Taita Imbabura is said to have fought the god Mojanda for the affections of Maria Isabel Cotacachi. Imbabura won this battle and took Cotacachi for his wife. As I reported in a previous post

Fuya Fuya, the most exciting mountain in Ecuador

October 16, 2019 Trip reports andeanface, andes, ecuador, edita, fuya fuya, mojanda, trekking, volcanoes 1 Comment

According to the Urban Dictionary, the word ‘Fuya’ is a portmanteau whose meaning equates to the popular phrase ‘Fuck, yeah!’ If this is true, then the volcano Fuya Fuya was clearly going to be one of the most exciting climbs in Ecuador.