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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Travel Guidebooks, Books, External Links, Videos
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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Travel Guidebooks
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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Books
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.
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:
- surtrek.com
- Ecuador travel specialist with extensive information on Ecuador, Quito, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, and the Galapagos Islands.
- ecuaworld.com
- Lots of information on traveling in Ecuador, Quito, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, and Galapagos Islands,
including accommodation and a complete list of the Galapagos Islands cruise boats.
There are many informational websites, with my favourites being:
- ecuador365.com
- many photos of Ecuador, Quito, cities, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, mountains and the Galapagos Islands.
- summitpost.org - Chimborazo
- has good overview, climbing information, and photos of the Ecuador mountains including Chimborazo and
Cotopaxi.
- Wikipedia - Chimborazo
and Cotopaxi,
- good background, history and current information and links on Cotopaxi and Chimborazo.
- frommers.com
- amazingly detailed information on Cotopaxi for a book publisher.
- Google Earth - zoom in on Cotopaxi and Chimborazo,
look around, and get a sort-of visual perspective on what you can see. Great fun.
- Nasa
- has some good photos of the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador and its mountains. Check out this image of Chimborazo
ISS009-E-6760.
I thoroughly enjoy reading other people's travelogues and looking through
their photos. Here are my favourites:
- pbase.com - Simone Cadeddu
- Simone Cadeddu has many very good photos from 2002 of Quito, Otavalo, Cuenca, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, and the Galapagos Islands.
- elmundo.currentsky.com
- good photos of a 2005 mountain trip, including Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. The site has nice videos
like Cotopaxi and the Tambopaxi Lodge, and Chimborazo.
- flickr.com,
pbase.com,
picasaweb.google.com,
trekearth.com,
- lots of Cotopaxi photos.
- flickr.com,
pbase.com,
picasaweb.google.com,
trekearth.com
- lots of Chimborazo photos.
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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo Videos
For videos look at
youtube.com - Cotopaxi, and
youtube.com - Chimborazo.
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