Everest's peak stands at an impressive 8,849m above the ocean, making it the piece of land at the highest altitude on Earth.

Ecuador in South America is a country steeped in culture, rich in history and bursting with natural beauty - yet it doesn't ...

Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador could be considered higher than Everest by one measure. But it’s way more within reach — physically and financially — for adventure travelers.

“You are further away from the core of the Earth, and closer to the stars, than you will ever be with your feet on this planet and that’s a big selling point,” says Santiago Granda, Ecuador ...

Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, has challenged Mount Everest for the title of the world's highest mountain in a unique measurement.

Sebastián Crespo Photography/Moment RF/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Mount Chimborazo is the highest peak in Ecuador. It's also the closest point on Earth to the stars.

Sometime in 1822 Simón Bolívar, the Great Liberator of Latin America, fell into a delirium. He dreamed he had climbed the slopes of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador’s highest peak, in the tracks of ...

But there is one more contender for highest mountain: Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Ecuadorian Andes.