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Atacazo

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Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
4,463 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Last eruption
  
320 BCE ± 16 years

Mountain range
  
Andes

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Similar
  
Pichincha Volcano, Illiniza, Pululagua, Chachimbiro, Auquihuato

Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera located 25 kilometers southwest of Quito, Ecuador. Atacazo is a stratovolcano formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera. The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.

Map of Atacazo, Ecuador

References

Atacazo Wikipedia