Avenue of the Volcanoes
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Cotopaxi's crater: The highest active volcano in the world
 Mountain Legends  Illiniza Summit
Mountain Legends  Andean climbing in Antisana Mountain
Mountain Legends  Vertical wall in the Antisana Mountain
Mountain Legends  Illinizas - Avenue of the volcanoes
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“It is a paradise for mountaineers who will have the chance to climb high altitude summits without major difficulties.”
The Andes Mountains constitute the longest exposed mountain range in the world. They are located in the western part of South America from Panama to Cape Horn.
In Ecuador, the Andes are divided in two parallel chains called the Eastern and Western range. The first one is generally higher, wider, and more continuous. Between these two ranges there is the inter-Andean alley (Callejon Interandino), commonly known as The Avenue of the Volcanoes.
The avenue of the volcanoes is a series of approximately 15 valleys with an average width of 60 kilometres / 37.28 miles, where 11 snow-covered peaks can be seen.
A paradise for mountaineers who will be able to climb high altitude summits without major difficulties.
Some of them are listed below:
- Cotopaxi (5897 meters / 19347 feet above sea level) one of the three tallest active volcanoes in the world
- Chimborazo (6310 meters / 20702 feet above sea level) has five summits of flanks of rock
- Cayambe (5790 meters / 18996 feet above sea level) the only snow-capped mountain in the world located at zero latitude.
- The Ilinizas: Iliniza Norte (5120 meters / 16797 feet above sea level), Iliniza Sur (5247 meters / 17214 feet above sea level)
- Antisana (5753 meters / 18870 feet above sea level)
- El Altar (5405 meters / 17730 feet)
