
The Ecuadorian Volcanic Zone
The Ecuadorian volcanic arc is part of the Northern Andean Volcanic Zone (NVZ), extending from 5 ° N (Cerro Grande volcano in Colombia) to 2 ° S (Sangay volcano in Ecuador) (Barberi et al ., 1988). South of Sangay there are no active volcanoes in the Andes to the region of Arequipa, Peru. The volcanism in the Ecuadorian Andes is