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After touring the volcanoes we had  lunch in  the home of a local artist along with an interesting conversation and a tour of her home and studio. Then is was a short drive to a nearby rose plantation. Ecuador is  the world's third-largest exporter of cut flowers, 73% are roses. High in the Andes roses have a much longer growing season.

Today we traveled to Cotopaxi National Park and went hiking at the base of the active volcano. There were a total of six volcanoes we saw today but its the end of our tour and I can't remember anyother names besides the Cotopaxi Volcano!  Cotopaxi Volcano - look carefully and you can see a slight "eruption" of steam. Cotopaxi is 19,000 feet above sea level.  Our guide for the day. On top of the Andes in the Cotopaxi National Park and I find a fiber friend, Marta! I bought some yarn from her and then we went outside to knit a few stitches. Our tour family of two weeks.