National Geographic : 1946 Mar
J.B.Guss from mlacK star Chimborazo, Once Aflame with Volcanic Life, Sleeps in a Snowy Tomb Beside the Quito-Guayaquil Road Clouds, as usual, enclose the loftiest of Ecuadoran giants. On a clear day its 20,577-foot summit is visible 90 miles from Quito and 90from Guayaquil. Snow line begins at 15,000 feet. Some 3,000 feet below stretches the forbidding plateau. Too high for trees, it supports cactus (right), barley and potatoes (left). Chim borazo is a landmark to quinine hunters; the jungle is but an hour and a half away by motor (page 349).