Pichincha Volcano
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Ruku Pichincha as seen from the trail from Quito to the top
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Pichincha is located in Ecuador
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| Parent range | Andes |
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| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | North Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | October to December 2002[1] |
Pichincha is an active stratovolcano in the country of Ecuador, whose capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha (Kichwa wawa child, baby / small,[2] hispanicized spelling Guagua Pichincha) (4,784 metres (15,696 ft)) and Ruku Pichincha (Kichwa ruku old person,[2] hispanicized Rucu Pichincha) (4,698 metres (15,413 ft)). The active caldera is in Wawa Pichincha on the western side of the mountain.[3]
Both peaks are visible from the city of Quito and both are popular acclimatization climbs. Wawa Pichincha is usually accessed from the village of Lloa outside of Quito. In October 1999, the volcano erupted and covered the city with several inches of ash. Prior to that, the last major eruptions were in 1553 [4] and in 1660, when about 30 cm of ash fell on the city.
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The province in which it is located takes its name from the mountain, as is the case for many of the other provinces in Ecuador (Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Imbabura, etc.). On May 24, 1822, General Sucre southern campaign in the context of the Spanish-America war of independence, came to a climax when patriot forces defeated the Spanish colonial army on the south-east slopes of this volcano. The engagement, known as the Battle of Pichincha, secured the independence of the territories of present-day Ecuador.
Pichincha Volcano viewed from the Historic Center of Quito
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- CVO Website - Ecuador Volcanoes and Volcanics
- Photographs of the Andes
- "Eruptions of Guagua Pichincha (1999)" NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fabián Potosí C. et al., Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador: Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu, Runa Shimi - Mishu Shimi, Mishu Shimi - Runa Shimi. Quito (DINEIB, Ecuador) 2009. (Kichwa-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ El Volcanismo en el Ecuador, Hall, Minard; Sección Nacional del Ecuador(1977)120 pp(in Spanish)
- ↑ Climate and Weather, Kington, J. Collins London,(2010)
