Nevado del Quindío

Nevado del Quindío
Nevado del Quindio, province of Cauca aquarel by Manuel María Paz (1853)
Highest point
Elevation	4,760 m (15,620 ft)[1]
Listing	Los Nevados National Natural Park
Coordinates	4°42′56″N 75°23′18″W / 4.71556°N 75.38833°W / 4.71556; -75.38833[1]
Geography
Nevado del Quindío Location of Nevado del Quindío in Colombia
Location	Cocora valley , Quindío

The Nevado del Quindío is an inactive

The mountain offers beautiful landscapes, attracting touristic visits all the year. The lower part is a cloud forest habitat, rich in endemic species.

Botanist and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt visited the area in 1801, describing new species such as the frailejón.

In popular culture

The postal service of Colombia, AdPostal, released a postal stamp featuring the Nevado del Quindío and Von Humboldt, to celebrate the anniversary of his visit. It is a

A watercolor painting of the volcano by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) is held by the National Library of Colombia.^[4]

Panorama

View from the north peak of Nevado del Quindío

See also

• List of volcanoes in Colombia
• List of volcanoes by elevation

References

Bibliography

• González, Humberto (2001). Geología de las planchas 206 Manizales y 225 Nevado del Ruiz - 1:100,000 - Memoria explicativa (PDF) (Report).
  INGEOMINAS. pp. 1–93. Retrieved 2017-06-09.^{[dead link}
  ]
• Mosquera, D; Marín, P; Vesga, C; González, H (1998). Geología de la Plancha 225 - Nevado del Ruiz (PDF) (Map).
  INGEOMINAS
  . p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

External links

• (in Spanish and English) Parque Nacional Natural los Nevados website
• "Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados". SummitPost.org. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
• Richard S. Williams, Jr.; Jane G. Ferrigno (1999-01-24). "Ruiz-Tolima Volcanic Massif (Cordillera Central)".
  USGS
  . Retrieved 2008-09-30.