Mojanda

Local nameLaguna Caricocha
LocationAndes, Ecuador

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.

Mojanda is a complex of two volcanoes which were active simultaneously. The volcanic vents are only 3 km apart. The other volcano, which produced at least two Plinian Eruptions of its own, is known as Fuya Fuya.

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Mojanda caldera @ Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojanda

Address Ecuador

Coordinates 0°8'16.391" N -78°15'59.962" E

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