🌲 Cotopaxi National Park

Ecuador · Americas · National Park · 0.68°S, 78.44°W

Cotopaxi National Park 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 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 to the south-east. Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world. Its most recent eruption began on 14 August 2015, and ended on 24 January 2016.

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Quick facts

Country	Ecuador
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	0.68°S, 78.44°W · view on map

Cotopaxi National Park is a national park in Ecuador, in Americas. The details of why Cotopaxi National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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