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Mount Huila

mountain, Colombia
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Nevado del Huila

Mount Huila, highest snowcapped active volcano (18,865 feet [5,750 metres]) of the Cordillera Central of the Andes Mountains, in south-central Colombia. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Cali.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.