VOLCANOES of the ANDES in ECUADOR

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PULULAHUAThe crater is 12 km in diameter, approx. 300 m deep. The caldera has three lava domes, “Pondoña”, “El Chivo”, and “Pan de Azucar”. The highest elevation is the Sincholagua hill on the north eastern side of the caldera at an elevation of 3356 meters.

CAYAMBEAt 4,690 m (15,387 ft) on its south slope is the highest point in the world crossed by the Equator and the only point on the Equator with snow cover

CHIMBORAZO (as seen from Riobamba) With a peak elevation of 6,268 meters (20,564 ft), Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador

COTOPAXIat a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft) is the second highest summit in Ecuador

ILINIZA Illiniza Sur stands slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, at 5248 metres and 5126 metres

IMBABURA Covered in volcanic ash, the 4,630 m (15,190 ft) slopes of Imbabura are especially fertile

PICHINCHA Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The mountain's two highest peaks are the “Guagua” at 4,784 meters (15,696 ft)

“Guagua” means "child" in Quechua and the “Rucu” 4,698 metres (15,413 ft) which means "old person". The active caldera is in the “Guagua” on the western side

QUILOTOA features a 250 m (820 ft) deep crater lake (diameter about 9 km with a 400 meter vertical ascent) and Fumaroles on the lake floor. Hot springs occur on the eastern flank of the volcano

SANGAY5,300 m (17,388 ft.) Is also known as Macas, Sanagay, or Sangai

ANTISANA

at 5,704 metres (18,714 ft), presents one of the most challenging technical climbs in the Ecuadorian Andes

TUNGURAHUA 5,023 m (16,480 ft) in Quichua means tunguri (throat), rahua (fire): "Throat of Fire" last erupted in December 2012

GALERAS Pasto, Colombia rises 4,276 meters (14,029 ft) above sea level and is currently the most active volcano in Colombia

NEVADA del RUIZ - COLOMBIA 5,321 m (17,457 ft) On November 13, 1985, a small eruption produced an enormous lahar that buried and destroyed the town of Armero in Tolima, causing an estimated 25,000 deaths

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