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Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador. The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha ( Kichwa wawa child, baby / small, [ 3 ] Spanish spelling Guagua Pichincha ) (4,784 metres (15,696 ft)) and Ruku Pichincha (Kichwa ruku old person, [ 3 ] Spanish Rucu Pichincha ) (4,698 metres ...
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.
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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.
corrections of coastal line and boundaries (according to Ecuador location map.svg) 15:16, 26 August 2012: 1,536 × 1,654 ... Pichincha (volcano) Podocarpus National Park;
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Guagua Pichincha: 4784: 15,692 ... List of volcanoes in Ecuador. 12 languages ...