El Escondido
El Escondido is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes in the department of Caldas. The volcano is approximately 1,700 metres high. The volcano, a pyroclastic ring, was discovered in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park in Samaná, in 2013 based on volcanic products of the volcano, different from those of San Diego to the northeast.El Escondido
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,700 metres
- Also known as: “El Escondido volcano” and “Volcan El Escondido”
- Category: landform
- Location: Samaná, Caldas Department, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
5.5146° or 5° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
-75.0475° or 75° 2′ 51″ west
Elevation
1,700 metres (5,577 feet)
Open location code
67Q6GX72+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“El Escondido” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Volcán El Escondido”
- Basque: “El Escondido sumendia”
- Chinese: “埃爾埃斯孔迪多火山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ال اسكونديدو ڤولكانو”
- Persian: “ال اسکوندیدو”
- Spanish: “Volcán El Escondido”
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Places to explore: Florencia and La Viña.
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Highlights: Hospital de Florencia and Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
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