Mount Cayambe in Ecuador
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- 1991
- Location
- Ecuador
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2006. Terms of use
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Emerging above the clouds is the snow-capped peak of Mount Cayambe. Rolling hills and woodlands can be seen in the foreground.
Mount Cayambe is Ecuador’s third-tallest peak. Like all of Ecuador’s lofty peaks, Mount Cayambe is a volcano and part of the the Pacific “ring of fire.” The peak is highest point in the world that crosses the equator. It is snow-capped year round, and is a favorite destination of mountain climbers.
