“So even if they don’t come for the summit, they come for the lagoon, which has become a really popular destination.” Another draw is the mountain’s pre-Columbian history. Chimborazo was ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

Chimborazo's summit sits at an altitude of just 6,268 meters 20,564 feet due to Earth's equatorial bulge, this mountain boasts an advantage only one degree south of the Equator. This bulge is due ...