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Cotopaxi (Spanish pronunciation: [kotoˈpaksi]) is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located near Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. [1]
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 ...
Chimborazo (6,267 metres (20,561 ft)) inactive volcano, the furthest point from the Earth's center. Cotopaxi (5,897 metres (19,347 ft)) is the tallest active volcano in the world. Illiniza (5,248 metres (17,218 ft)) Tungurahua (5,023 metres (16,480 ft)) It is an active volcano in eruption since 1998 near Baños-Tunguragua
Church first depicted Cotopaxi beginning in 1853 during his first of several travels to South America, forming a series of at least 10 paintings on the subject during his lifetime. [2] Cotopaxi has been called by some art historians the "apex" of the Cotopaxi series [2] or Church's "ultimate interpretation" of the eponymous volcano. [3]
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. Quito is the only capital city that was developed so close to an active volcano. [21] Pichincha volcano has several summits, among them Ruku Pichincha at 4,700 m (15,400 ft) above sea level and Guagua Pichincha at 4,794 m (15,728 ft).
Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes, located about 50 km (30 mi) south of Quito, Ecuador, South America. [70] It is the second-highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft).
Major volcanoes in Ecuador 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 ( Spanish : Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas ).