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| range = [[Andes]] |
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Atacazo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,463 m (14,642 ft) |
Geography | |
Region | EC |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera, southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It lies 25 kilometers south-west of Quito. Southwest of Atacazo is another volcano known as Ninahuilca. The Atacazo is a stratovolcano.It was formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.