Puela
Puela is a locality in Penipe, Chimborazo Province and has an elevation of 3,784 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tungurahua.
Tungurahua
Volcano
Photo: Dabit100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tungurahua is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing as of 2023, with several eruptive episodes since then, the most recent lasting from February 26 to March 16, 2016. Tungurahua is situated 4½ km north of Puela.
Puela
- Type: Locality
- Location: Penipe, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-1.5049° or 1° 30′ 18″ southLongitude
-78.439° or 78° 26′ 21″ westElevation
3,784 metres (12,415 feet)Open location code
67C3FHW6+29GeoNames ID
10792884
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