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Pululahua
Pululahua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes. Pululahua's caldera is approximately 5 km wide. The volcano is within an Ecuadorian national park known as Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua. In 467 BCE, Pululahua erupted, sending volcanic ash over much of the western Ecuadorian lowland regions, which greatly reduced the expressions of the Chorrera The Chorrera culture or Chorrera tradition is a Late Formative indigenous culture that flourished between 1300 BCE and 300 BCE in Ecuador.White, Nancy ''South American Archaeology.'' (retrieved 1 June 2011) Chorrera culture was one of the most w ... and Cotocollao cultures.Zeidler 471 Notes References *Zeidler, J. A. "The Ecuadorian Formative." Helaine Silverman and William H. Isbell, eds''Handbook of South American Archaeology.''New York: Spr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pululagua Volcano 1
Pululahua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes. Pululahua's caldera is approximately 5 km wide. The volcano is within an Ecuadorian national park known as Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua. In 467 BCE, Pululahua erupted, sending volcanic ash over much of the western Ecuadorian lowland regions, which greatly reduced the expressions of the Chorrera The Chorrera culture or Chorrera tradition is a Late Formative indigenous culture that flourished between 1300 BCE and 300 BCE in Ecuador.White, Nancy ''South American Archaeology.'' (retrieved 1 June 2011) Chorrera culture was one of the most w ... and Cotocollao cultures.Zeidler 471 Notes References *Zeidler, J. A. "The Ecuadorian Formative." Helaine Silverman and William H. Isbell, eds''Handbook of South American Archaeology.''New York: Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
