A brilliant morning sun presided over a bevy of activities taking place on the edge of Cotopaxi National Park at over 3000 meters altitude. Center stage were 140 hardy contestants who were lined up to initiate the 3rd edition of the Huairasinchi Adventure Race.

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After hearing that Pepe Jijón, a young Ecuadorian mountain climber, had been the first person to solo climb Mt. McKinley this year, we contacted him and asked him for an interview. Indicative of his gracious and humble demeanor, he readily agreed.

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In cultures around the world, river passages have long been metaphors for journeys into the self. For a group of around 20 Ohio State University students in Ecuador studying Spanish, this proved to be no exception, as they gathered early one morning at Quito's Plaza de Toros for a day of whitewater rafting on the Rio Blanco.

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