Quilotoa
E296685
Quilotoa is a water-filled volcanic crater lake in the Ecuadorian Andes, renowned for its striking turquoise color and dramatic caldera scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quilotoa canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caldera
ⓘ
volcanic crater lake ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Latacunga ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| diameter | about 3 kilometers ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3914 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionType | plinian eruption ⓘ |
| formedBy | volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ecuador
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ecuador
|
| hasActivity | fumarolic activity on lake floor ⓘ |
| hasColor | turquoise ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important to local Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
steep caldera walls
ⓘ
water-filled crater ⓘ |
| hasGas | dissolved volcanic gases ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
basic tourist facilities in nearby village
ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
altitude sickness for visitors
ⓘ
steep unstable slopes ⓘ |
| hasSediments | lacustrine sediments on lake floor ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
trail around the rim
ⓘ
trail down to the lake shore ⓘ |
| hasView |
Andean highlands
ⓘ
surrounding páramo landscape ⓘ |
| isCalderaOf | Quilotoa volcano ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic caldera scenery
ⓘ
panoramic viewpoints ⓘ striking turquoise water ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Kichwa
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruption | about 800 years ago ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cotopaxi Province ⓘ Latacunga Canton ⓘ
surface form:
Latacunga region
Pujilí Canton ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Quilotoa village ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ecuadorian Andes
ⓘ
Quilotoa Loop trekking route ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ kayaking on the lake ⓘ |
| volcanoType | dacitic volcano ⓘ |
| waterChemistry |
brackish
ⓘ
slightly acidic ⓘ |
| waterType | crater lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)