The Altar is one of the most beautiful snow mountains of Ecuador. It is a non active volcano. Its caldron collapsed leaving an open horse shoe form towards de valley of the Collanes. In the crater we found the Yellow Lake, surrounded by a hanging glacier. The last eruption was in 1490. It is one of the most technical mountains to climb in Ecuador due to its peaks of rock and ice. Spaniards named it as Altar due to its majesty. They also named each one of its peaks: from north to south: El Canónigo, Los Frailes, El Tabernáculo, La Monja Menor, La Monja Mayor, El Obispo y El Acólito.

The trekking to The Altares is one of the most incredible adventures to enjoy in Ecuador. The Altar is located in the National Park Sangay, and from the valley of the Collanes, where we slept the view of the volcano is one of the most spectacular landscapes with an incredible beauty of all the park and the Chimborazo… maybe the most beautiful of Ecuador!. Departure from Quito to Riobamba arrival to a farm called Releche, where we will start an unforgettable trekking experience to the highlands of Altar with mules and people carrying our luggage. Through forests and small waterfalls we will get near the Valley of the Collanes, where we will be able to see the Altar. Next day, through the woods of Polylepis we will arrive to Yellow Lake, that changes color depending on the sun. The lake will show us all its natural beauty with a white blanket in a horse shoe form.