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Also known as Illiniza, Illiniza volcano

The Illinizas are a pair of volcanic mountains that are located in the north of Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. They are located in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve (). These twin mountains are separated by a saddle that is about a kilometer long. The peaks are among the highest in Ecuador, with Illiniza Sur standing slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, its northern counterpart, at 5248 metres and 5126 metres respectively.

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Mountain.name
The Illinizas
Mountain.photo
Illinza volcano ec.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
The double peak of The Illinizas
Mountain.elevation
Illiniza Sur:    Illiniza Norte:
Mountain.prominence_m
1750
Mountain.listing
UltraList of volcanoes in Ecuador
Mountain.location
Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Mountain.range
Andes
Mountain.type
Stratovolcano
Mountain.age
Holocene
Mountain.last_eruption
Unknown
Mountain.first_ascent
Iliniza Sur: May 1880 by Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis CarrelIliniza Norte: March 1912 by Nicolás Martínez and Alejandro Villavicencio.

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Volcán Iiliniza.jpg
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Illiniza
topographic prominence
1750
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The Illinizas are a pair of volcanic mountains that are located in the north of Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. They are located in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve (). These twin mountains are separated by a saddle that is about a kilometer long. The peaks are among the highest in Ecuador, with Illiniza Sur standing slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, its northern counterpart, at 5248 metres and 5126 metres respectively.

Most guidebooks (for example, Lonely Planet Ecuador, Ecuador: A Climbing Guide) spell the mountain with only one "l" as in Iliniza. The name Illinizas is derived from the Kunza words for "masculine hill."

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