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'''Quilotoa''' is a [[dacite|dacitic]] [[volcano]] located in the [[Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)|Western Cordillera]] of the [[Ecuador]]ian [[Andes]]. It erupted most recently in about 1280 AD, causing large [[pyroclastic flow]]s, [[lahar]]s that reached as far as the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast, and ash-fall deposits that covered much of present-day northern Ecuador. The eruption caused a significant disruption in the agricultural livelihoods of the pre-Columbian peoples of the region. Today, the volcano is best known for the deep [[crater lake]] within its caldera, | '''Quilotoa''' is a [[dacite|dacitic]] [[volcano]] located in the [[Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)|Western Cordillera]] of the [[Ecuador]]ian [[Andes]]. It erupted most recently in about 1280 AD, causing large [[pyroclastic flow]]s, [[lahar]]s that reached as far as the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast, and ash-fall deposits that covered much of present-day northern Ecuador. The eruption caused a significant disruption in the agricultural livelihoods of the pre-Columbian peoples of the region. Today, the volcano is best known for the deep [[crater lake]] within its caldera, which attracts large numbers of domestic and international [[tourism|tourists]]. | ||
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Quilotoa is a dacitic volcano located in the Western Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes. It erupted most recently in about 1280 AD, causing large pyroclastic flows, lahars that reached as far as the Pacific coast, and ash-fall deposits that covered much of present-day northern Ecuador. The eruption caused a significant disruption in the agricultural livelihoods of the pre-Columbian peoples of the region. Today, the volcano is best known for the deep crater lake within its caldera, which attracts large numbers of domestic and international tourists.