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Mojanda

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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
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that marked the end of Mojanda activity 200,000 years ago, is occupied by three
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Caricocha in the Mojanda caldera. On the opposite side of lake, the
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has been burned away to promote new growth for cattle grazing.
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grasslands and shrublands of Mojanda, which lie above the
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Elevation
Coordinates
0°08′N 78°16′W / 0.13°N 78.27°W / 0.13; -78.27
Imbabura Province
Pichincha Province
Ecuador
Parent range
Andes
Mountain type
stratovolcano
Last eruption
Middle Pleistocene
stratovolcano
Andes
Ecuador
caldera
Plinian Eruption
crater lakes
Otavalo
volcanic cone
lava domes
extruded
Late Pleistocene
high altitude
cloud forests
páramo
cattle

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