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Nevado del Quindío

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Elevation
  
4,760 m

Parent range
  
Cordillera Central

Easiest route
  
Cocora valley

Mountain range
  
Andes, Cordillera Central

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Location
  
Risaralda/Quindío/Tolima, Colombia

Similar
  
Nevado El Cisne, Nevado del Tolima, Santa Isabel, Cerro Machín, Nevado del Huila

The Nevado del Quindío is an inactive volcano located in the Central Cordillera of the Andes in central Colombia. The summit marks the tripoint of the departments of Risaralda, Quindío and Tolima, and is also the highest point of the departments of Risaralda and Quindío. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the Los Nevados National Natural Park, which is a wildlife sanctuary. There are no historical records of any eruption.

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Map of Nevado del Quind%C3%ADo, Salento, Quind%C3%ADo, Colombia

The snow fields and glaciers in the mountain are decreasing in a progressive way, about ten percent annually since the first scientific measures in the late 1980s, presumably because of the global warming (see greenhouse effect for details).

The mountain offers beautiful landscapes, attracting touristic visits all the year. The lower part is a cloud forest habitat, rich in endemic species.

Botanist Alexander von Humboldt visited the area in 1801, describing new species such as the frailejón.

The postal service of Colombia AdPostal released a postal stamp featuring the Nevado del Quindío and Alexander von Humboldt to celebrate the anniversary of his visit. It is a strato or composite volcano, this is showed on geological studios.

A watercolor painting of the volcano by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) is held by the National Library of Colombia.

References

Nevado del Quindío Wikipedia