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It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chimborazo), reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft). Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world. Cotopaxi is known to have erupted 87 times, resulting in the creation of numerous valleys formed by lahars (mudflows) around the volcano. [2] An ongoing eruption began on 21 ...
The Cotopaxi volcano (meaning 'smooth neck of the moon' in Quechua; Quechua q'oto 'throat' + Aymara phakhsi 'moon') that lends its name to the park is located within its boundaries, together with two others: the dormant Rumiñawi volcano to its north-west and the historical Sincholagua volcano (last major eruption: 1877) to the south-east.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Ecuador. ... Cotopaxi: 5897: 19,347: 2023 ...
Ecuador physical map, parameters equal to File:Ecuador location map.svg: Date: 14 March 2014: ... Cotacachi Volcano; Cotopaxi; Cotopaxi National Park; Cueva de los Tayos;
This template is a location map of volcanoes in Ecuador, using {{Location map+}} and based on File:MajorVolcanoesInEcuador-USGS.gif. It is meant to be used on articles related to volcanoes in Ecuador as well as on the individual volcanic pages.
Cotopaxi (Spanish pronunciation: [kotoˈpaksi]) is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga . The province contains the Cotopaxi volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,347 feet (5,897 m).
Machachi is the canton seat of Mejía Canton in the Pichincha province of Ecuador.. Machachi is located to the south of the capital of Ecuador, Quito.It is a city surrounded by the volcanos Atacazo, Corazon, Rumiñahui, Illinizas Peaks, Viudita Hill, Pasochoa, and Sincholagua, and owns part of the Cotopaxi volcano, a great active volcano which measures 5,897 m (19,347 ft) in altitude.
The Cordillera Real (also Cordillera of Quito, Cordillera Central of Ecuador) is a chain of mountains in the Andes of Ecuador, the largest of them volcanic.They are continued by the Cordillera Central of Peru to the south and the Cordillera Central of Colombia to the north.