Tabacundo
Encyclopedia
Tabacundo is the seat of Pedro Moncayo Canton, Pichincha Province
, Ecuador
. Tabacundo is on the southeastern foothills of Mojanda
Volcano. It is northeast of the city of Quito
and west of the city of Cayambe
.
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. Tabacundo is on the southeastern foothills of Mojanda
Mojanda
Mojanda is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in northern Ecuador. A summit caldera, which was produced by an explosive Plinian Eruption that marked the end of Mojanda activity 200,000 years ago, is presently occupied by three crater lakes: Caricocha , Yanacocha,...
Volcano. It is northeast of the city of Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and west of the city of Cayambe
Cayambe (canton seat)
Cayambe is an agricultural service town in highland Ecuador. It lies at the foot of the Cayambe volcano...
.