Ecuador's highlands are shaped by mountains, valleys, and snow-capped volcanoes. The volcanoes line the central part of the country and give the Pan-American highway its local name of the Avenue of the Volcanoes. The volcanoes with smaller recent eruptions have snow and glacier-capped peaks, while the remnants of volcanoes with a history of giant eruptions have large calderas filled with pristine deep blue and green waters. Sloping sharply down to the east off the volcanic highlands, the waterfalls, rapids, and streams begin their long trek across South American through the Amazon River basin.
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