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Our adventure begins today with a drive down the Pan-American Highway to Cotopaxi National Park. Along the way, we will see potato and corn fields, two of the Ecuadorian food staples. We will reach the entrance of Cotopaxi National Park, which is located at 3900 meters in altitude. This is where we will start our ride on bikes through the “Altiplano” (high Andean ecosystem). 600 years ago, this place was inhabited by Incas. The Incas had a small village in this area, named Tambo. It was a resting place for their messengers, who needed to rest after a long stretch of running, always bringing important information from the southern part of the Empire. The National Park surrounds Cotopaxi, which is the highest active volcano on earth. It is 5897 meters high and is a perfectly cone-shaped volcano, topped with an icy white glacier. This reserve is approximately 33,000 hectares and spans from the Andes to the Amazon region. We will find rivers with crystal-clear waters nursed from the glacier, as well as the Limpiopungo Lagoon. We will hopefully see some Andean wildlife, such as: deer, rabbit, fox, bulls, horses, and several bird species such as coot, teal, gull, cara-cara. With any luck, we might spot the majestic Andean condor. Biking duration 4 to 5 hours of mostly flat and uphill. Distance of 25 miles.