Ecuador · Stratovolcano
Mojanda
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4263m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4263m
- Coordinates
- 0.130, -78.270
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Mojanda, one of the largest volcanoes of Ecuador's northern Interandean Depression, rises SW of the historic town of Otavalo.
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From Wikipedia
Mojanda is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in northern Ecuador. A summit caldera, which was produced by an explosive Plinian Eruption that marked the end of Mojanda activity 200,000 years ago, is occupied by three crater lakes: Karikucha, Yanakucha, and Warmikucha. Having received protected status in 2002, they are a popular tourist destination and are about 20 minutes taxi ride from the largely indigenous town of Otavalo.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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