The Pululahua area is a caldera (a cauldron like volcanic feature) that forms from a collapsed volcano after it empties its magma chamber, in what is typical of a very strong eruption that weakens the internal structure of a volcano. For Pululahua this happened about 2,500 years ago. The caldera has three lava domes, Pondoña, El Chivo, and Pan de Azucar, which formed in the years following the eruption, after the volcano collapsed. The highest elevation of this volcano is the Sincholagua Hill on the north eastern side of the caldera at an elevation of 3356 meters, 11010 feet.
The enormous strength of its eruption covered the coast of Ecuador with ash, destroying many cultures nearby and others as far away such as Chorrera near Bahia de Caraquez, in the province of Manta. The ash covering most of the archeological findings of the Chorrera Culture confirm the date and the effects of the Pululahua volcano eruption.
It was a pleasure to spend time with our tour guide for the day, Israel. We learned so much from each other, us about Ecuador and him about Alaska and a few American English colloquialisms that filled us all with laughter.
Even if you cannot read Español, I bet you can tell me what this sign means.
It was a beautiful day hiking and exploring middle earth.
1 comment:
What a neat place. Those plats down below being farms is interesting. They do say that the land is quite fertile. The fact remains though -those people live in a volcano! Woof.
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