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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 (15,413 ft)).
Name Meters Feet Coordinates Last Eruption El Altar / Kapak Urku: 5405: 17,730: Unknown Antisana: 5753: 18,870: 1802 Atacazo: 4463: 14,639: Carihuairazo: 5018: 16,463
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]
Cotopaxi National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cotopaxi) is a protected area in Ecuador situated in the Cotopaxi, Napo and Pichincha provinces, roughly 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito. 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 ...
Active Volcano El Altar/Capac-Urcu 5,319 Cordillera Oriental Iliniza Sur: 5,248 Cordillera Occidental Sangay: 5,230 Cordillera Oriental Active Volcano Iliniza Norte: 5,126 Cordillera Occidental Tungurahua: 5,023 Cordillera Oriental Active Volcano Carihuairazo: 5,018 Cordillera Occidental Cotacachi: 4,944 Cordillera Occidental Active Volcano ...
Cayambe or Volcán Cayambe is a volcano in Ecuador, in the Cordillera Central, a range of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is located in Pichincha Province, some 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Quito. It is the third-highest mountain in Ecuador, at an elevation of 5,790 m (18,996 ft) above sea level. [2]
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).
Situated in the Andes mountains 40 km south of Quito, Ecuador, it is overshadowed by its famous ... Lists of volcanoes. List of volcanoes in Ecuador; List of ...