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image by Ivan Sache, 12 June 2018
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Colegio Nacional Técnico Cayambe (CONTEC) is located in Cayambe (Pichincha
province).
The massive compound andesitic-dacitic Cayambe stratovolcano is located on the
isolated western edge of the Cordillera Real, east of the Inter-Andean Valley.
The volcano, whose southern flank lies astride the equator, is capped by
extensive glaciers, which descend to 4200 m on the eastern Amazonian side. The
modern Nevado Cayambe, constructed to the east of older Pleistocene volcanic
complexes, contains two summit lava domes located about 1.5 km apart, the
western of which is the highest. Several other lava domes on the upper flanks
have been the source of pyroclastic flows that reached the lower flanks. A
prominent Holocene pyroclastic cone on the lower E flank, La Virgen, fed thick
andesitic lava flows that traveled about 10 km E. Nevado Cayambe was recently
discovered to have produced frequent explosive eruptions beginning about 4000
years ago, and to have had a single historical eruption during 1785-86.
Source: Global
Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
Ivan Sache, 12 June 2018
The flag of CONTEC is horizontally divided green-yellow with the school's emblem.
The emblem represents work and industry (top) and features the majestic Cayambe,
forming big rivers that supply water to the fertile fields. The open book
charged with a branch of olive and a quill represents knowledge and progress. In
base, the sickle is the traditional tool used by our ancestors, while the wheat
spikes represent the fruit of their labor.
Source:
CONTEC blog
Ivan Sache, 12 June 2018