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Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador
Fire on high
One of the most elevated volcanoes in the world at 5,897 metres, Cotopaxi is one of the high points on a famous Ring of Fire (so much for down, down, down). Rising over rolling Andean foothills, this hotspot is the second-highest summit in Ecuador.Though Cotopaxi is active to this day, any magma headed up to its vent has a long trip in store. Situated in a country named after the equator, Cotopaxi's crater is among the furthest points on Earth from the planet's centre thanks to the equatorial bulge. At 6,382 kilometres from the core, it's even further out than Mount Everest. Pack your bags, lava!
Fire on high
One of the most elevated volcanoes in the world at 5,897 metres, Cotopaxi is one of the high points on a famous Ring of Fire (so much for down, down, down). Rising over rolling Andean foothills, this hotspot is the second-highest summit in Ecuador.Though Cotopaxi is active to this day, any magma headed up to its vent has a long trip in store. Situated in a country named after the equator, Cotopaxi's crater is among the furthest points on Earth from the planet's centre thanks to the equatorial bulge. At 6,382 kilometres from the core, it's even further out than Mount Everest. Pack your bags, lava!
Though loftier than most active volcanoes, this picture-perfect cone is only Ecuador's second-tallest.
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