Guinea Pigs and Mt Chimborazo

July 17, 2024 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C

We’ve decided to stick with the Andes route through Ecuador. Such a trip would be incomplete without a visit to the (dormant) Chimborazo volcano, Ecuador’s highest peak at almost 6,300m. We do a circumnavigation by road, climbing to almost 4,500m through snow showers (we’re less than 200km from the equator!). Guinea pigs are a local delicacy and we find time to visit one of the Inca’s most northern cities at Ingapirca.Read more