Sincholagua

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Description

The Sincholagua is a Pleistocene volcano strongly eroded by the action of glaciers. Although at present it has no glaciers, it can be admired covered with snowfields most of the year, especially from Quito and the Los Chillos Valley. The volcano rocky base approximate diameter is about 3.5 kilometers with some the vestiges of its caldera to the south. The Sincholagua is composed of a central core where its two main summits and its two secondary summits rise from the west to the east; From these summits, rocks and sand flow into rocky ridges and next to the páramo break off radially separated by ancient glacial valleys.<br><br>The approach to the mountain has always been on the western flank, making use of the roads that access the Cotopaxi National Park and cross the Limpiopungo plain. Their other flanks are very little visited, they present approaching difficulties and demand longer hikes until the rock base.