Figure 5: Schematic cross-sections showing tectonic changes and
topographic growth in Ecuador (at~2 °S) during the late Cenozoic. The
North Andean Sliver (NAS) is indicated in grey. The Coastal Cordillera
(CC), Western Cordillera (WC) and the Eastern Cordillera (EC) as well as
the position of the magmatic arc (after George et al., 2021) are showed
on the figure.