More About Sangay

Location: 78.3W, 2.0S

Elevation: 17,154 feet (5,230 m)

Sangay has been erupting virtually continuously since at least 1934. Eruptions
are Strombolian in character. Mild explosions
frequently emit ash. In August of 1976, an expedition was caught near the summit
during an explosion that dropped blocks up to 14 inches (35 cm) in diameter
on the group. Two people later died from their injuries. The first documented
eruption of Sangay was in 1628. Photograph by G.E. Lewis, 1946. Courtesy
of U.S. Geological Survey.

Sangay is the southern most stratovolcano in the northern volcanic zone of the Andes. Volcanism in the northern volcanic
zone is the result of subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. South of Sangay the angle of
subduction is too shallow to generate magma. These relationships highlight the critical role of the asthenosphere in
producing magma for the volcanic arc volcanoes.

The above information (and some of the pictures) were taken from this site, and more can be found there if you are interested.

(from elcomercio.com)

AM: Nublado parcialmente
PM: Lluvias aisladas

Temperatura:
Máx. 73°F / 23°C
Min.  45°F /  7°C
Humedad:
Promedio. 50%

SANGAY – 17,160 ft.
The most active volcano in Ecuador

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(from elcomercio.com)

AM: Nublado parcialmente
PM: Lluvias aisladas

Temperatura:
Máx. 73°F / 23°C
Min.  43°F / 6°C
Humedad:
Promedio. 50%

QUILOTOA

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“En julio y agosto de cada año, los turistas de Europa y EE.UU.
disfrutan del paisaje del Quilotoa en Tigua, Cotopaxi.” EL COMERCIO



In July and August of each year, tourists from Europe and the U.S. enjoy the landscapes of Quilotoa in Tigua, Cotopaxi

(from elcomercio.com)

AM: Nublado parcialmente
PM: Lluvias aisladas

Temperatura:
Máx. 70°F / 21°C
Min.  48°F / 9°C
Humedad:
Promedio. 52%

Morning on the Shiripuno

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 El Tiempo en Quito Hoy: (The weather
in Quito
Today):

(from elcomercio.com)

AM: Nublado parcialmente
PM: Lluvias aisladas

Temperatura:
Máx. 70°F / 21°C
Min.  45°F / 7°C
Humedad:
Promedio. 58%

The Church in the Town Square – Baños, Ecuador

© drc 1997

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 El Tiempo en Quito Hoy: (The weather
in Quito
Today):

(from elcomercio.com)

AM: Nublado parcialmente
PM: Lluvias aisladas

Temperatura:
Máx. 70°F / 21°C
Min.  46°F / 8°C
Humedad:
Promedio. 64%

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is in debt to their Social Security fund.  Among other things,
Senior Ecuadorians are upset because presidente Gutierrez is pro
setting a liquor tax in order to accumulate funds to raise Social
Security income for the elderly to accommodate the rise in the cost of
living…  They believe that the funds should be taken from other
governmental sources and not by creating a new tax (after all, they’d
be paying that tax themselves, buying alcohol).  Several of the
elderly in Quito and Guayaquil are still sitting in a hunger strike
until the ongoing Social Security issue is resolved. 

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