El Altar or Capac Urcu (possibly from Kichwa kapak principal, great, important / magnificence, urku mountain) [3] [4] is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km (110 mi) south of Quito, with a highest point of 5,319 m (17,451 ft). Spaniards named it so because it resembled two nuns and four friars ...

El Altar o Kapak Urku, que quiere decir, “ El poderoso o el señor de las montañas ”, es considerado uno de los nevados más hermosos del Ecuador. Al interior del volcán, sus glaciares forman mágicas lagunas. Entre las más importantes tenemos: Laguna Amarilla o Caldera, Azul, Verde, Pintada y Mandur, entre otras.

El Altar is an extinct volcano. After a giant eruption approximately 500 years ago, the volcano cone completely collapsed and created its iconic cathedral-altar shape. Today, nine peaks surround a beautiful green glacial crater lake.

El Altar — Sublime Mountain in English — is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park. This is 106 mi (170 km) south of Quito, near Riobamba. Legend has it that after a giant eruption more than 500 years ago, the volcano summit completely collapsed, forming nine peaks surrounding a beautiful glacial crater lake, known ...

2024年11月7日 · El Altar Volcano offers one of the most stunning trekking experiences in Ecuador’s Andes. This remote trail takes you through some of the most untouched landscapes, making it a true off-the-beaten-path destination for trekkers.

There are two treks you can do to El Altar – an overnight trek to the “yellow lagoon” crater lake in the middle of the extinct volcano, or the other spectacular 3 day hike that climbs the green valleys carved by glaciers into the mountainous terrain full of waterfalls and multi-coloured glacial lagoons inside Sangay National Park.

El Altar is a remote and rarely accessed extinct volcano in Ecuador in the Sangay National Park. It was first climbed in 1963, making the last of the major peaks in Ecuador to be summited. It stands at 5,319m, with its highest point being El Obispo (The Bishop).

2022年4月4日 · One of three volcanoes in Sangay National Park, El Altar Volcano is famous for its cathedral altar resemblance filled with a turquoise green crater lake and surrounded by 9 impressive peaks formed over years of history.

2019年4月29日 · Our adventure travel guide tells you what you need to know about hiking to El Altar Volcano in Ecuador including mud, condors, and what to bring. You've got to hike through a steep and sometimes extremely muddy trail to reach the high-altitude valley at the foot of the El Altar Volcano in Sangay National Park in Ecuador.

It doesn't matter where you view it from; this ancient and extinct volcano is the most impressive in Ecuador's Andes. The fifth highest, it is the most technical of all the mountains in Ecuador. Known as "Capac Urcu" in Quichua for Sublime Mountain. …