• La Movida Tropical
• Otavalos OnLine
• venta de casas

Consulta los pronósticos del tiempo de las principales cuidades del Ecuador

	Ambato 8°C		Cuenca 6°C
	Guayaquil 26°C		Quito 14°C

Consulta el clima de otras cuidades

Contenido educativo, espacio de información para estudiantes

Las cumbres volcanicas del Ecuador

Articulo en Ingles que trata sobre las cumbres volcanicas del Ecuador: Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Cayambe y Antizana

The volcanic mountain summits of Ecuador provide easy access to high altitude climbing reaching up to over 20,000 ft (6300 m). Ecuador's glacier covered mountains straddle the equatorial zone of the planet providing relatively warm mountaineering environments and a variety of technical climbing challenges. The Andes mountains are the world's second highest mountain range spanning from Colombia to the tip of Patagonia.

Cotopaxi, is Ecuador's most popular mountain to climb and is perfectly conically shaped. Technically easy, yet approaching 19,000 ft, this mountain has set personal altitude records for thousands of climbers.

Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak, was once claimed to be the world's highest mountain by legendary explorer Alexander Humboldt, and in one way he is correct: Chimborazo IS the highest mountain in the world if you count the distance from the center of the Earth instead of sea level, due to the equatorial bulge of the planet.

Cayambe, Ecuador's third highest mountain, is a more technical climb. Located directly on the equator, it is the highest point on the planet that intersects the equatorial line.

Antizana, Ecuador's fourth highest mountain, and one of the country's most difficult climbs is also one of the most scenic.

Even though highly accessible, these peaks require a high degree of fitness and some mountaineering is necessary for all of the itineraries below.