La laguna Cuichocha is a natural preserve just 10 minutes outside of Cotacachí Ecuador. The lagoon itself is a volcanic crater 4km by 3km wide whose name, of pre-incan origins, means "lagoon of the Gods". It is also a common site to spot the endangered and elusive Andean condor.
Lights from Quito's bar district, La Foch, reflect in the windows of a penthouse apartment. The dark shadow of one of the city's surrounding mountains looms overhead.