El Altar

Local nameEl Altar
LocationRegión Centro, Ecuador

El Altar or Capac Urcu is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km south of Quito, with a highest point of 5,319 m. Spaniards named it so because it resembled two nuns and four friars listening to a bishop around a church altar. In older English sources it is also called The Altar.

Tags VolcanoExtinct Volcano
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Altar

Address Ecuador

Coordinates -1°40'19.05" N -78°24'36.6" E

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