Ecuador's highlands have a dozen peaks that rise above 16,000 feet, giving the Nevada-sized country a cluster of glacier-clad volcanoes that rival the Cascades in grandeur.

Ecuador has many "middle of the Earth" monuments After years living in Ecuador, I thought it was about time I visited the equator - but it proved more difficult than I thought.

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.

This popular tourist destination in Ecuador draws roughly half a million visitors per year, but its primary selling point is actually based on a mistake.

Our trip to Quito also included a trek to Mitad del Mundo, also known as the equator. At the Intiñan Solar Museum you can stand on the official equator, latitude 0-0-0 as measured by GPS.

Not far from Ecuador’s capital, tourists flock to a line etched in the ground and straddle it so they’ve got one foot on either side of the equator. A 100 foot obelisk marks the spot. N… ...