The Pululahua Crater, Quito Ecuador

The Pululahua volcano crater is located on the edge of the Manuel Cordova Galarza highway. Following the road is very easy to reach because you only need to pass by or return to the road after the monument that remembers the passage of the Equator through the country. The crater is a natural formation product of ancient eruptions of a large volcano. According to data from the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School, the last activity of the colossus occurred approximately 2,200 years ago. This process is attributed to the migration of the members of the Cotocollao culture. Contrary to what is believed, the volcano is not extinct, it is classified as potentially active within the classification of the Geophysicist. However, after the eruption of the domes formed around 2,400 years ago, the Pululahua has remained inactive until now.