Cuicocha
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Surface elevation | 3246 |
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3,246 m | |
Area | 3.8 km² |
Length | 3 km |
Last eruption | 650 CE (?) |
Locations | Imbabura Province |
Ecuador | |
Ranges | Cordillera Occidental |
Andes | |
Ratings | 4.8 |
Parent rang | Cordillera Occidental, Andes |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1068910 |
About Cuicocha
Cuicocha is a 3 km wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes. Its name comes from the Kichwa indigenous language and means "Lago del Cuy" or Guinea Pig Lake in English.
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