# Pululahua

- **Country:** Ecuador
- **Age:** 40 ka
- **Type:** Caldera, Lava dome
- **Country:** Ecuador
- **Geology:** Andesite, Dacite
- **Orogeny:** Andean Orogeny
- **Area Km2:** 13
- **District:** Pichincha Province
- **Width Km:** 4
- **Formed By:** Subduction
- **Settlement:** Quito
- **Elevation M:** 3360
- **Last Eruption:** 290 CE
- **Volcanic Belt:** Andes Mountains

In 467 BCE, Pululahua erupted, sending volcanic ash over much of the western Ecuadorian lowland regions, which greatly reduced the expressions of the Chorrera and Cotocollao cultures.

![Photo of Pululahua](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Pululagua_Volcano_1.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pululagua (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)