How To Get Here Ice Festival 2002 Ecuador Chimborazo, Cotopaxi and Iliniza Itinerary Gear List Registration Form English to Spanish Key Words Join IMCS guides Paul Cormier, Eric Siefer and Michelle Jenkins for a 17-day expedition and cultural tour to three of the most famous mountains in Ecuador. Ecuador sits astride both the Andes and the equator in northwestern South America, bordered to the north by Colombia, to the east and south by Peru, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. It is the smallest country in the Andes and the second smallest in South America, but what it lacks in size it makes up for with an abundance of friendly people, a rich cultural history, biological splendor, and stunning scenery. Within a day's journey of Quito, the capital city, are the ice-clad Andes, Amazon rain forest, quiet beaches and the incredible Galapagos Islands.
Mountaineers find Ecuador well suited as a high altitude training ground.
There are many technically straightforward ascents of 5,000 meter peaks. Superb mountain scenery is only one of Ecuador's attractions. In addition to the climbing itinerary we provide time to enjoy live Andean music, Inca ruins, incredible colonial architecture, and colorful indigenous markets. The cultural tour will enable you to see unique places and interact with the people who live there. Ecuador's two highest peaks are heavily glaciated and offer high altitude experience of an intermediate difficulty level.