The road chose me » Volcán Chimborazo http://theroadchoseme.com A lifetime of ebb and flow Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:11:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Volcán Chimborazo http://theroadchoseme.com/volcan-chimborazo http://theroadchoseme.com/volcan-chimborazo#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 16:19:27 +0000 Dan http://theroadchoseme.com/?p=2162 At 6310 meters, Volcán Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador, and there are a few fun pieces of trivia that go along with it:

  • Because of the bulge in the Earth at the Equator, the summit of Chimborazo is actually the furthest point from the center of the Earth.
  • There is no mountain higher than it anywhere north in the Americas.
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The mighty Volcán Chimborazo

The highest paved road in the country passes right next to the mountain, which I obviously can’t pass up. I’m greeted by a sunny blue sky day, which makes for some stunning volcano viewing.

I’ll let the photos do the talking, safe to say I get some breathtaking views as I drive almost the entire way around the mountain, well above tree line the entire time.

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Jeep loving the view

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The road way up high

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Maybe these guys are wild llamas?

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Loving the blue sky view of Volcán Chimborazo

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This side was almost entirely glacier

-Dan

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