Cayambe (volcano)
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Cayambe is the name of a volcano located in the central branch of the Ecuadorian Andes, in Pichincha province some 70 km north of Quito. Its exact location is 0.029 N 77.985 W and its elevation is 5,785 meters. It is the third highest mountain in Ecuador. It was first scaled by British climber Edward Whymper and his two Italian guides and companions Juan Antonio and Luis Carrel in 1880, and is a favourite of mountain climbers today. Close to its summit, at 4,600m, is the highest point in the world crossed by the Equator. Cayambe, which has a permanent snow cap, is a Holocene compound volcano which has not erupted in historical times. The volcano is located within the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve.
The town of Cayambe takes its name from the name of the volcano.
External links and references
- http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/cayambe/cayambe.htm
- Cayambe, Nov 2004 (http://www.travel.ecwhost.com/2004.11.15.EcuadorTrip.php#Cayambe)
- Cayambe: Etymology (http://www.ecuaworld.com/climbing/cayambe.htm)
- Photographs of the Andes (http://www.ecuador365.com/)