City: Ecuador
Top Things to do in Ecuador
Top 10 Mountains in Ecuador, Ecuador
Coordinates: 2°00′S 77°30′W / 2.000°S 77.500°W / -2.000; -77.500
Restaurants in Ecuador
1. Cerro Punay
2. Illiniza Ecological Reserve
3. Volcan Cayambe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By E3809NNcarolinac
Hello, I want to talk to you about my experience of living in Cayambe. I have lived in Cayambe since I can remember, this small town saw me grow up. Cayambe is a very magical place, full of places to visit and traditional and delicious food. Cayambe's weather is very crazy, there are days when the sun is very hot, others when the cold makes you freeze, and others when the wind is so strong that you feel it can take you. In my opinion I prefer cold weather, it is much more pleasant. Cayambe is the place of the Bizcochos and the Queso de hoja, throughout the town of Cayamabe you can find some restaurants that have Quesos de hoja and Bizcochos, it is a traditional dish of Cayambe. Many tourists come to Cayambe to try the Queso de hoja and Bizcochos, some people also take them abroad. The best known place where tourists go to eat bizcochos is the Bizcochos del Padre restaurant. Cayambe also has some places that you can visit for example: monument to the middle of the world, the Cariacu waterfalls, the snowy Cayambe, the Puntiatzil architectural complex, Municipal Museum, Molios ta Onio railway bridge. Cayambe also has many parks that you can go to, it also has rivers, another known place is also the house of Mariana de Jesus, a very beloved saint in the country. There are also many pools, one that I know is on the bank of a river. Of the places that I have visited in Cayambe, the Cariacu waterfalls are my favorite places, these waterfalls are very large, they are in a community called Cariacu, to get to these waterfalls you have to walk a lot. The first time I went to these waterfalls, I was a girl and the road was not pretty, because it was in poor condition, years after I went again, the road was already more arranged and with signs so that you can get there. The people of the community are in charge of taking care of the waterfalls, and the people should not damage or dirty the waterfalls I have not been able to go to the snowy Cayambe, but in the photos I have seen, it is a very magical and beautiful place, with a beautiful view. In order for you to get to the snowy, you must be accompanied by someone who knows the way because you can get lost. Living in Cayambe has been a beautiful experience, the food and all the places it has for you to have fun. If you ever come to Ecuador, I recommend that you visit Cayambe in the province of Pichincha. Cayambe is near to the capital of Ecuador. I hope you visit some Cayambe and visit the Cariacu Waterfalls and eat the delicious Quesos de hoja and the Bizcochos.
4. El Altar
5. Mount Chimborazo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
Located in the Sierra region of central Ecuador, this mountain’s summit is at 20,799 feet (6,310 meters), offering a challenging climb for experienced mountaineers.
Reviewed By 957julianeb - New Milford, United States
The approach to Chimborazo is spectacular: rolling high slope vistas via moderately-trafficked paved highway with lots of graceful vicuña to marvel at and photograph. At the stone entrance gate, small tourist center and restrooms, the 8-kilometer curvy road to the first Refugio parking lot where you begin the climb, is gravel, uncomfortably ribbed by the plower. My husband and I are well over 70 (76 and 79 !), reasonably fit, and, well, determined. So we decided to try and get to the second Refugio at 16,000 feet. The parking lot at the first Refugio was 15,000 feet, so we were looking at a 1,000-foot climb. What got us there? Plenty of hydration, hiking sticks for me, a kind young Ecuadorean woman who gave us sugar candies to suck for energy and told us to walk very slowly, hyperventilating the whole way up, watching entire friendly Ecuadorean families with small children walk up with us, the fathers often carrying toddlers, resting every 50-100 steps while catching our breath--and a couple of Excedrin to stave off high altitude headaches! We never saw the summit--it was rainy and cloudy, but walking up with so many others who greeted us made the walk seem somehow festive, like we were all in it together! Fun? Not exactly. But really worthwhile for the scenery. And the joy of coming down.
6. Pichincha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By conniegJ4934AA
A group of 16 people from different countries join AJ adventures. We trekked to Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Chimborazo. Swing and ride a cable car in Bano. Also went to the Pailon Del Diablo waterfall in Bano. Thank you Paul Aguilar who was our guide. He was fun and knowledge of Ecuador history and culture. He also let us stop by local free market and shop....Thanks our driver/cook Carlos who cooked lunch for us. We couldn’t have such a good time and safety trekking without two of you. Highly recommended.
7. Avenida De Los Volcanes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Located south of Quito along the Pan American Highway is a series of mountain ranges and valleys that weave in and around a number of high volcanic peaks including Cotopaxi, Llinizia, Chimborazo and Tungurahua.
8. Antisana Ecological Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
This reserve is located on the foothills of the volcano Antisana, Ecuador's fourth highest mountain at 5705 meters.
9. Altar Mountain
10. Cerro Arquitectos
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
