Fregador
The place
Fregador ("Sink / wash house") in Chimborazo province, Riobamba/Guano sector (Central Andes, Ecuador), at 2701 m altitude, on the slopes of Chimborazo, 6263 m, Ecuador's highest point, an extinct volcano (the point on Earth's surface closest to the Sun, given the equatorial bulge: 6384 km from the Earth's center versus Everest's 6382 km). Continuous Ecuador Sierra cluster (batches 239-359). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Ecuador listed with non-ISO code +593. Rural farm/communal wash house (the name "Fregador", Spanish for sink/wash house, reflects rural toponymy), an area of Andean páramo (cold high-altitude biome, 3000-4500 m, endemic to the Cordillera) with giant Espeletia frailejones (Asteraceae, 3-5 m tall, 200 endemic species), wild vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna, producing the world's finest fibre at 12 μm), and the heritage of the Puruhá-Kichwa peoples (pre-Hispanic), plus the legacy of Alexander von Humboldt's 1802 scientific expedition and Éric Simard's 1880 study of volcanism.
The setting
Chimborazo, Riobamba/Guano, Central Andes, Ecuador, 2701 m, Chimborazo 6263 m EC's highest point, extinct volcano, point closest to Sun 6384 km due to equatorial bulge vs Everest 6382 km, continuous cluster batches 239-359, Fregador rural farm/wash house, Andean páramo 3000-4500 m endemic to Cordillera + Espeletia frailejones 3-5 m 200 endemic species + Vicugna vicugna fibre 12 μm, Puruhá-Kichwa pre-Hispanic heritage + Humboldt 1802 expedition + Éric Simard 1880 volcanism study, ANOMALY Ecuador ID +593.
