Description
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 6,383 kilometres from the core, it's even further out than Mount Everest. Pack your bags, lava!