{{Short description|Inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mojanda | image = Mojanda.jpg | image_caption = <small>Caricocha in the Mojanda caldera. On the opposite side of lake, the ''páramo'' has been burned away to promote new growth for cattle grazing.</small> | elevation_m = 4,263 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | location = Between Imbabura Province and Pichincha Province, Ecuador | range = Andes | coordinates = {{coord|0.13|N|78.27|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title}} | topo = | type = Inactive stratovolcano | age = | last_eruption = Possible in the holocene | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
'''Mojanda''' is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in northern Ecuador. A summit caldera, which was produced by an explosive Plinian Eruption that marked the end of Mojanda activity 200,000 years ago, is occupied by three crater lakes: Karikucha (the largest), Yanakucha, and Warmikucha.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.citiesonvolcanoes4.com/abstracts/numerados/487.doc | title = Potential hazards in case of unrest at Mojanda - Fuya Fuya volcanic complex, Ecuador | format = DOC | accessdate = 2006-03-17}}</ref> Having received protected status in 2002, they are a popular tourist destination and are about 20 minutes taxi ride from the largely indigenous town of Otavalo.
Mojanda is a complex of two volcanoes which were active simultaneously. The volcanic vents are only 3 km apart. The other volcano, which produced at least two Plinian Eruptions of its own, is known as '''Fuya Fuya'''. Fuya Fuya partially collapsed around 165,000 years ago, creating a large caldera to the west. A new volcanic cone and other lava domes subsequently extruded inside the caldera, probably during the Late PleistoceneThe youngest domes were not glaciated and are possibly from the Holocene.<ref>{{cite gvp|name=Mojanda|vn=352005|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref>
The high altitude grasslands and shrublands of Mojanda, which lie above the cloud forests, are collectively known as ''páramo''. They are frequently grazed by cattle.
{{wide image|Mojanda2.jpg|800px|A panorama taken in Mojanda volcanic lakes}} {{clear}}
==See also== {{portal|Geography|South America|Ecuador|Mountains|Volcanoes}} *Lists of volcanoes **List of volcanoes in Ecuador {{clear}}
== References == {{reflist|33em}}
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Category:Quito Canton Category:Stratovolcanoes of Ecuador Category:Subduction volcanoes Category:Volcanic crater lakes Category:Geography of Pichincha Province Category:Calderas of Ecuador Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
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