Today the volcano Cotopaxi began erupting, spewing ash across the landscape in Ecuador. In the early morning hours of Friday, August 15th, sounds of explosions from the summit were heard by climbers ...

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Saturday declared a state of emergency following increased activity the day before at the giant Cotopaxi volcano, giving the government greater ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorean authorities said Monday that up to 325,000 people live in areas that could be threatened by fast-moving mud and rock flows if there is a major eruption of the Cotopaxi ...

The 19,350-foot Cotopaxi Volcano located roughly 39 miles south of Quito, Ecuador's capital, has experienced several eruptions since the early hours of August 14, according to the Geophysical ...

Located 50km (31 miles) south of capital Quito, Cotopaxi is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes with several known eruptions. The last of these eruptions was recorded 138 years ago. But on August ...

Since it awoke in August from a 138-year slumber, Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano has become one of the most-watched in the world, holding wary locals and fascinated scientists in thrall. Cotopaxi, whose ...

COTOPAXI NATIONAL PARK, Ecuador What's a little oxygen deprivation when you can stand on a towering volcano and take in a glacier at the same time? At Cotopaxi National Park, an hour-and-a-half drive ...

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