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Baños, Cotopaxi

continuons Nous notre route sur l'Avenue des Volcans et à arrivons Baths, au pied du Volcan Tungurahua. Nichée au creux d'un cirque, sur un petit plateau surplombant a canyon, la ville vit sous la menace des Eruptions constant depuis 1999, date of the reprise de l'activité du volcan. En effet, depuis qu'il s'est reveille, he Tungurahua est dans un processus d'eruption constant avec des alternance of periods activity and quiet, and it still caused plenty of damage in recent months. Fortunately, we arrived, the mountain calmed down and life goes on peacefully in Baños. Nevertheless, the recommendations and precautions in case of sudden evacuation are posted everywhere and the legacy of previous lava flows are still visible, but people do not seem concerned, despite the smoke coming out continuously from the crater.

As its name suggests, Baños is a city bathroom where there are several small spas and the surroundings are full of cool waterfalls and hot springs ... But it's just if we visit the town, which overlooks the waterfall and the main bathroom, we do not even take the time to enjoy the paradise for tourists that found in the region as possible flights in the area are numerous.

Upon our arrival, we meet Edgar, director of the local paragliding school and a member of CAP (Paragliding Club Ambato). Very happy to see us, he welcomes us warmly and invites us to fly with him and his students the next day in the nearby town of Potato (no it is not a joke!). Risen at dawn, we leave Thus for Banos thirty minute drive in a patrol vehicle of the National Police, with large reinforcements lights and siren, thanks to high-ranking officer Edgar has for student!

After waiting several hours as the clouds parted, we finally assemble Deco Mundug. Small site overlooking Patate, it does not offer extraordinary opportunities for theft but offers a unique perspective on Tungurahua and Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak. We take off after the students in the late morning and conditions are becoming a bit too strong for this site. After playing a few in the turbulent momentum begins to develop along the ridge, we must fly Potato and undergo strong wind in the valley to try to reach atterro. Lily will also be entitled to a vachage in good and due form, with the slope and put in sailing in the bushes.
The end of the day takes place at Niton, other decoration located on the opposite side of the valley. Excellent site dynamics, we must first wait until the wind calms down to 25 km / h to take off and play a good hour in the laminar wind, which also serves as the decor of atterro official!
We then go Mundug to return the next day and participate in the first tournament of the season, organized by the PAC on the occasion of the feast of potato. The site does not offer huge opportunities for theft, it is actually a precision landing competition. Organizers will not fail, throughout the day, reminds the international nature of the event through the participation of both French. We also tried to best defend the colors of our country, with Lily who wins a third place and Matt who finished seventh ... twenty participants, it is not already evil! Awards with a bang on the village square, we will be entitled to nice medals and trophies are never arrived, the club promises to keep one of Lily for the day when we return!

Flights Baños, the competition and the dynamics of Potato Niton.

The official results of the competition are on the site of Paragliding Club Ambato, even though Matthew was robbed of his 7th place!

Continuamos nuestro camino sobre la Avenida de los Volcanes y llegamos a Baños, al pie del Volcán Tungurahua. Nestled in a circus, on a small plateau overlooking a canyon, the city lives under constant threat of eruptions since 1999, when reactivation of the volcano. In fact, since he awoke the Tungurahua is erupting in a process of constant alternating periods of activity and quiet, and caused some damage in recent months. Fortunately, when we arrived, the mountain had Calmasan and life flows peacefully in Bath. However, the recommendations and precautions in case of sudden evacuation are everywhere and the aftermath of previous lava flows are still very visible, but the population does not seem to worry Despite the smoke rising continuously from the crater.
Just as its name implies, Bath is a spa city where several small spas, and bursting around frozen waterfalls and hot springs ... But just visited the city, the waterfall that dominates and master baths, why not take the time to enjoy paradise for tourists such as the possibility of flying in the vicinity are numerous. Newcomers
, met Edgar, director of the local school and member of the PAC (Paragliding Club Ambato). Very happy to see us, welcomes us warmly and invites us to fly with him and his students the next day in the nearby town of Patate. Woke up early Bath and went for a thirty minute walk in a patrol vehicle of the National Police, a large reinforcements rotating beacon and siren, thanks to the officers and students is Edgar!
After waiting a few hours the clouds break, finally got on the launch of Mundug. Overlooking the small town of Patate, it offers extraordinary possibilities for flight but offers a vantage point on the Tungurahua and Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest summit. We took off after the students late in the morning and the conditions begin to be a bit strong for this site. Having played a bit of a turbulent dynamic begins to put along the ridge, we fly Patate and suffer the strong wind in the valley to try to reach the aterrizadero. Lily will touch land on the slope, with the candle in the bushes.
Niton Terminareños the day, another launch located on the opposite side of the valley. Excellent site dynamics, we must first wait for the winds to weaken to about 25 km / h to take off and play a good hour in the laminar wind, where the official launch is also aterrizadero!
Then we met to re Mundug the next day, and participate in the first tournament of the season, organized by the PAC on the occasion of the feast of Patate. By not offering huge potential site cross flight, it will be made of a precision landing competition. The organizers will not, throughout the day, thanks for participating. Otherwise try to defend as best as possible the colors of our tray, which ends with Lily and Matthew third place just seventh!
distribution of prizes in the town square, where we give medals and trophies that have never arrived, but the club promises to keep the Lily for the day again!