![Title image - BAI takes you to: Ecuador](/v3_assets/images/trip_images/south-america/SAEC00_title.jpg)
Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
November 5, 2019 – Acclimatization Hikes before Climbing Cotopaxi
Melody has been doing several hikes in preparation for her next climb, Cotopaxi.
![The flowers in Ecuador are always a big attraction](assets/02-1-flowers-ecuador.jpg)
The flowers in Ecuador are always a big attraction
![Melody hiking Guinea Pig Lake](assets/02-2-guinea-pig-lake.jpg)
![Melody hiking Guinea Pig Lake](assets/02-3-guinea-pig-lake.jpg)
![Melody hiking Guinea Pig Lake](assets/02-4-hiking-jungle.jpg)
![Melody hiking Guinea Pig Lake](assets/02-5-ecuador-deep-jungle.jpg)
Melody hiking Guinea Pig Lake
![Climbing Fuya Fuya Vulcan](assets/02-6-climbing.jpg)
![Climbing Fuya Fuya Vulcan](assets/02-7-acclimatization-climb.jpg)
![Climbing Fuya Fuya Vulcan](assets/02-8-climbing-down.jpg)
Climbing Fuya Fuya Vulcan