Videos tagged with "crater"

Laguna de Cuicocha, Cotacachi [00:53]
This breathtaking crater lake is a vibrant blue and is believed by the indigenous to be bottomless. It has been measured up to 200 meters deep, but no one has been able to explore deeper. This is a must see if you are near Cotacachi, Ecuador!

Cuicocha & Quilotoa Crater Lakes, Ecuador. [04:19]
Cuicocha and Quilotoa Crater Lakes, Ecuador. Crater rim hikes, Chugchilan - Quilotoa Hike and visit to Zumbahua Indigenous Market.

Laguna de Cuicocha, Otavalo, Ecuador [00:33]
Cuicocha (kucha = lake) 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 Laguna in English. It was given this name due to the guinea pig shape of the largest Island in the middle of the laguna. These animals play a significant part in the everyday life of Ecuadorians, as they reproduces rapidly and need a minimum of food and care to survive. They make for a high protein meal especially for populations living in high altitude. The caldera was created by a massive phreatic eruption about 3100 years ago that generated about 5 cubic kilometres (6.54 billion cubic yards) of pyroclastic flow and covered the surrounding area in volcanic ash up to 20 cm (8 inches) deep. The volcano has been dormant since that time. In combination with other eruptions from nearby Imbabura, Mojanda, Cotacachi, and Cayambe, Cuicocha is responsible for the fertile soil of the Otavalo valley. The Cuicocha Lake, a crater lake within the Cuicocha caldera contains four dacitic lava domes which form two steep forested islands: Yerovi, the smaller, and Teodoro Wolf, the larger. People are prohibited on both. The rim of the caldera is extremely steep — so steep, in fact, that the accumulation of sediment is insufficient for most hydrophyte vegetation. An older lava dome from the Pleistocene forms part of the eastern rim. The lake, which is 200 ...

BERG ADVENTURES TEAM HIKES AROUND THE GUINEA PIG LAKE, ECUADOR [02:06]
Climb Ecuador's Volcanoes with Berg Adventures International! Cuicocha is a crater lake where we start our first acclimatization hike. Also known as Guinea Pig lake

Funktion One sound system in crater of Pululahua Volcano Ec [01:09]
Global unity movement ^ Lost Beach club take there funktion one sound system to the crater of the pululahua volcan in ecuador. here in this video you will see part of the set up. Antena es un encuentro artístico y musical que se realiza todos los años en "la Rinconada", espacio que se encuentra en el interior del Volcán Pululahua, el mismo situado a 30 minutos de Quito, capital ecuatoriana. Antena es una propuesta ecológica cuya intención es llegar a ser un ícono turístico a nivel mundial. Para la edición 2012, Antena contará con la presencia de artistas especializados en diversas ramas del arte. Uno de los objetivos primordiales de Antena es fomentar la cultura. Al ser este un festival ecológico, es también prioridad por parte de los organizadores y del publico en general, el proteger y respetar el crater del volcán. Contexto Histórico Históricamente el Pululahua es un lugar de muchas tradiciones y leyendas. Antiguos habitantes como los Cotocollao, así como también los Chorrera y los Caras habitaron en sus laderas. Se dice también que los Incas protegían el cráter del volcán, en el que construían pucaraes para su observación. Y es que la admirable belleza de su cráter, ahora en absoluta inactividad, tiene además un factor que fue muy importante para las antiguas civilizaciones y es que el sol caía perpendicularmente ya que el centro mismo del volcán, se encuentra atravesado por el paralelo 0. En la actualidad, el lugar es afamado por muchos relatos y leyendas que hablan ...
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