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Posts Tagged → Volcanoes

The Cotacachi Volcano and the Promise of Love

posted in Ecuador, Photography, Pic du Jour on June 22, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A tale, short and sweet, related to the mythology of this Ecuadorean volcano that pierces the sky nearly 5,000 meters above a village that bears its name.

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Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are trying to make sense of the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

This site primarily serves as a garden for my memories and experiences, which I hope visitors will find useful or of interest. If you find something helpful here, or have a thought or insight to add, please leave a comment or drop me a line to let me know. I’ll be delighted to make your acquaintance.

Based in Nice, France, after two decades in Slovenia and four in the US midwest.

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