Cattle during an annual overnight round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador (© Pete Oxford/Minden Pictures/Corbis)
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- A nearby town hosts an annual parade...""To celebrate these skilled riders and their steeds
- Though there\s ample grazing land for the cattle…""Just to the east marks the beginning of a different landscape entirely
- With thousands of cattle to round up each year, the ranchers end up crisscrossing many surrounding mountains and valleys.""Here, they\re riding along the eastern slopes of a volcano
- Not too far from here is Quito, the capital city.""It\s a great place to start your tour of the “avenue of volcanoes”
