Cayambe, mountain of the sun, is at 5790m not only the third highest mountain
in Ecuador
but also in the northern hemisphere of the American continent.
It lies right on the equator and the meridian reaches its
highestpoint at 4600m just south of the peak in its journey
around the globe. Renowned British climber Edward Whymper and his two
Italian guides and companions
Juan Antonio and Luis Carrel were
the first successful climbers to get to the top in 1880.
If you are interested in climbing this interesting volcano,
click to the
tour.climbing section
of our Ecuador-Travelnet.
