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Volcán Chiles

Volcán Chiles di perbatasan Kolombia–Ekuador (Wikimedia Commons). Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 4.723 m
Country: Kolombia / Ekuador (CO)
Location / Range: Nudo de los Pastos, perbatasan Nariño (CO) – Carchi (EC)
Mountain type: Stratovolcano perbatasan (kompleks vulkanik Chiles–Cerro Negro)
Volcanic?: Yes — volcano
Coordinates: 0.8211, -77.9350
Difficulty: Menengah: non-teknis namun curam dengan sedikit scrambling batu menjelang puncak; ketinggian di atas 4.700 m menjadi faktor utama.
Best Season: Dapat didaki sepanjang tahun; paling kering dan terbaik Juni–September.
Permits & Rules: Tanpa izin resmi; jamak dilakukan bersama pemandu/agen wisata, sering dipadukan dengan pemandian air panas Aguas Hediondas di sisi Ekuador.
Hazards: Ketinggian (>4.700 m), kabut puncak yang cepat turun menjelang siang, dingin dan basah khas páramo, gas vulkanik di dekat lubang fumarol, serta kegempaan yang masih berlangsung.

Description

Volcán Chiles (4,723 m) is a stratovolcano straddling the Colombia–Ecuador border in the Nudo de los Pastos — the Nariño (Chiles/Cumbal) side in Colombia and the Carchi (Tufiño) side in Ecuador — about 20 km northwest of Tulcán. It is part of the Chiles–Cerro Negro volcanic complex, which has produced earthquake swarms since 2013 and is jointly monitored by IG-EPN (Ecuador) and SGC/OVS-Pasto (Colombia). Its flanks are páramo dotted with frailejones, and its glaciers disappeared long ago, leaving only snow patches. The climb is usually made from Tufiño: the paved road ends near the Aguas Hediondas turnoff, a dirt track reaches an antenna station, then about 5 km of walking leads to the summit — often finished with a soak in the Aguas Hediondas hot springs.

Gallery

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Routes

Ekskursi dari Tufiño dengan singgah Aguas Hediondas

Menengah, non-teknis

±8 jam berjalan (kebugaran menengah)

An excursion from the parish of Tufiño (about 38 km from Tulcán), whose flanks are split between Ecuador and Colombia: roughly eight hours of walking at medium fitness, passing several small lagoons and finishing with a soak in the Aguas Hediondas hot springs.

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Rute Tufiño – Aguas Hediondas – Antenas – Cumbre (sisi Ekuador)

Menengah; non-teknis namun curam, sedikit scrambling menjelang puncak, faktor utama ketinggian

±6–8 jam pulang-pergi

The common route from Tufiño (Carchi, Ecuador): the paved road ends near the Aguas Hediondas turnoff, a dirt track reaches an antenna station, then about 5 km of walking through páramo leads to the summit. Start early as fog often closes the summit by midday; climbable year-round, driest June–September.

Source

Climbing Experiences

Volcán Chiles (4,723 m) on the Colombia–Ecuador border is usually climbed from Tufiño (Carchi, Ecuador) and often combined with the Aguas Hediondas hot springs. The sources below are Spanish-language ascent vlogs from both sides of the border plus one blog excursion report.

References

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