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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Travel Guidebooks, Books, External Links, Videos

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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Travel Guidebooks


Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Lonely Planet) book cover

Rough Guide To Ecuador book cover

1. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Lonely Planet)

The right amount of detail, well written, accurate descriptions, great maps. Has one chapter on the Galapagos.

2. Rough Guide To Ecuador

A bit more detailed than Lonely Planet. Has one chapter on the Galapagos.

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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Books


Cotopaxi - Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator book cover 

Chimborazo woodcut by Edward Whymper - Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator book

1. Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator (1987 colour Illustrated edition)

by Edward Whymper. This is a new edition with introduction and 32 pages of excellent colour photographs by Loren McIntyre. The cover photo is Cotopaxi.

From December 1879 to June 1880, Whymper, along with Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis Carrel, turned his attention to the Andes peaks of Ecuador. In researching the effects of altitude, Whymper and his two guides climbed eleven peaks, including seven first ascents, including Chimborazo on January 4, 1880. The 180 illustrations, woodcut by Whymper himself, bring the story to life, and are almost as good as photographs.

I enjoyed this book of discovery and exploration.


Matterhorn summit ridge with Monte Rosa beyond - World Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers book cover 

Chimborazo - World Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers book

2. World Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers

by Audrey Salkeld - briefly details 52 of the world's finest climbs, including Chimborazo, documented with photos, excellent aerial-type maps, and a basic climbing history.

There are four pages on Chimborazo.

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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo External Links

Some of the travel sites I used include:

There are many informational websites, with my favourites being:

I thoroughly enjoy reading other people's travelogues and looking through their photos. Here are my favourites:

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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Videos

For videos look at youtube.com - Cotopaxi, and youtube.com - Chimborazo.

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