"where gods lived. With 87 known eruptions, Cotopaxi is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes. The first recorded eruption of Cotopaxi was in 1534. Cotopaxi's most violent eruptions in historical times occurred in the years 1742, 1744, 1768, and 1877. The 1744 and 1768 events destroyed the colonial town of Latacunga. In the 26 June 1877 eruption, pyroclastic flows descended all sides of the mountain melting the entire ice cap, with lahars traveling more than 100 km into the Pacific Ocean and western Amazon basin draining the valley. The city of Latacunga was again leveled completely due to the mudslide"
"October 7, 2017. On a clear day, Cotopaxi is clearly visible on the skyline from Quito and is part of the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific plate known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. It has an almost symmetrical cone that rises from a highland plain of about , with a width at its base of about . It has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height of . At its summit, Cotopaxi has an wide crater which is deep. The crater consists of two concentric crater rims, the outer one being"
"Latacunga Latacunga () is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2010 Latacunga had 98,355 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous. Latacunga took its independence from Spain on November 11, 1820. Latacunga is an hour and half south from Quito on the Pan-American Highway. It was previously also on the old road from Quito to Guayaquil, and has a railway station between those cities. It is 9,055 ft (2,760 m). above sea"
"Cotacachi (city) Cotacachi is a town that is the seat of Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador in South America. Cotacachi is located at an altitude of and had a population of 8,848 in 2010. Cotacachi is an artisan city that is famous for its leather goods and handicrafts. Cotacachi residents are also well known for their carne colorada (filet of pork cooked in red achiote sauce), and queso de hoja (soft cheese wrapped in a plant leaf). The city of Cotacachi holds a UNESCO medal for being free of illiteracy. In 2000 the entire canton was declared the first ecological"
"the down gear originally intended for an unsuccessful spring expedition to Makalu on the Trango expedition and the company agreed. On 21 July, all five climbers of the expedition are the first in history to reach the summit. Part of the Andes Mountain Range in Ecuador, Cotopaxi is 5,897 meters (19,348 ft) and is an active volcano. In 10–18 October 2008 Eddie Bauer President and CEO Neil Fiske and Eddie Bauer Director of Outerwear Merchandising, Andrew Turner joined Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (RMI) guides: Peter Whittaker, Dave Hahn, Melissa Arnot, Chad Peele, and Seth Waterfall to field test First Ascent round"
"Copilco Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco. Both were covered by lava from several eruptions of the Xitle volcano three thousand years ago. It is very likely that founding, development and destiny of both cities had common causes, from their geographical location, and chronology. The area is located on the west side of Coyoacán or Coyohuacán (Nahuatl: coyō-hua-cān, 'place of coyotes') in the area covered by the lava from the Xitle volcano (according to Chronicles, one eruption of the volcano occurred on April 24, 76)."
"and onlookers greatly improved, due to the careful scheduling and monitoring of the arrival of dancers from different communities to town. Cotacachi is popular with tourists because of its proximity with Otavalo and also because of the second most famous crater lake in Ecuador, Cuicocha (Guinea Pig Lake). Located 10 minutes by taxi from Cotacachi, Cuicocha is popular with hikers and small boats ply the lake. More information about Tourism in Cotacachi . Cotacachi (city) Cotacachi is a town that is the seat of Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador in South America. Cotacachi is located at an altitude of and"
"Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro (, formally Querétaro de Arteaga), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in North-Central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo to the east, México to the southeast and Michoacán to the southwest. The state is one of the smallest in Mexico, but it is also one of the most heterogeneous geographically, with"
"Mexico Mexico ( ; ), officially the United Mexican States (, ), is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost , the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most"
"active stratovolcano in the Andes. It is the world's second highest () capital city, behind La Paz, Bolivia. Its 2001 population was 1,399,378 (census data). Points of interest include ""Museo del Banco Central"" (Museum of the Central Bank) and several parks, including ""Parque Metropolitano"" (Metropolitan Park), La Carolina, El Ejido, and La Alameda. Parque Metropolitano, with its is the largest urban park in South America and is larger than New York City's Central Park. From Quito, the highway continues south for 89 km next reaching Latacunga. Latacunga sits on a plateau, as capital of Cotopaxi province, near the confluence of"
"Tapachula Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southwest of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important cities of Chiapas economically as the capital of the agriculturally rich Soconusco region as well as port for trade between Mexico and Central America. The area was originally inhabited by the Mames as a region under the control of the Mame state of Xelaju but was first established as a city by the Aztecs in the 13th century."
"Cabo Catoche Cabo Catoche or Cape Catoche, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, is the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula. It lies in the municipality of Isla Mujeres, about north of the city of Cancún. According to the International Hydrographic Organization, it marks the division point between the Caribbean Sea to the east and Gulf of Mexico to the west. The name is believed to be a corruption of the Mayan word ""cotoch"", meaning ""our houses, our homeland"". ""Cotoch"" is the name used by Diego de Landa to refer to the region in 1566. Catoche was the location"
"chaotic, closing the road at times and making the route impassable. Latacunga’s historic downtown extends about 30 squares. Prominent buildings to visit are: Latacunga features an Oceanic climate (Cfb) under Köppen climate classification. Club Deportivo Universidad Tecnica de Cotopaxi, is a soccer team of Latacunga City. Sociedad Deportiva Flamengo is the city's football (soccer) club. They play their home games at Estadio La Cocha. Cotopaxi International Airport Latacunga Latacunga () is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of"
"Quintana Roo Quintana Roo (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo (), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal. Quintana Roo is located on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula and is bordered by the states of Campeche to the west and Yucatán to the northwest, and by the Orange Walk and Corozal districts of Belize, along with an offshore borderline with Belize District to the south. As Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana"
"due to natural causes rather than by any preservation technique. The girl is estimated to have died around 320 BCE. Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro (, formally Querétaro de Arteaga), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in North-Central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo to the east, México to the southeast and Michoacán to the southwest."
"Colombia Colombia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia (), is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru. It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Colombia is a unitary, constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments, with the capital in Bogota. Colombia has been inhabited by various indigenous peoples since 12,000 BCE, including the Muisca, Quimbaya, and the"
"Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí to the south, and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. To the north, Coahuila accounts for a stretch of the Mexico–United States border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). With an area of , it"
"Tlacotalpan Tlacotalpan is a town in Tlacotalpan Municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998 primarily for its architecture and colonial-era layout. The town was established in 1550 on what was originally an island in the Papaloapan River. From the colonial era to the 20th century, it was an important port, one of few interior river ports in Latin America. However, with the construction of the railroad, Tlacotalpan's importance faded. Starting in the latter 20th century, efforts to conserve the town's Spanish/Caribbean architecture and layout began, culminating in World Heritage status. Today,"
"Chetumal Chetumal ( Modern Maya: ""Chactemàal"" , ""Place of the Red Wood"") (coordinates: ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2010 it had a population of 151,243 people. The city is situated on the western side of Chetumal Bay, near the mouth of the Río Hondo. Chetumal is an important port for the region and operates as Mexico's main trading gateway with the neighboring country of Belize. Goods are transported via"
"the Incas. They also found a stone construction made in the river, which is believed to have been the center of worship. It is currently part of the Malqui Machay cultural project. In the sector, you can find food and community-style accommodation as well. La Maná La Maná is a town in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the La Maná Canton.La Maná, is one of seven canton of the Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. La Maná is not only a canton but also is the name the main town. It has a total area of 66,258"
"Mexicans Mexicans () are the people of the United Mexican States, a multiethnic country in North America. Mexicans can also be those who identify with the Mexican cultural or national identity. The Mexica founded Mexico-Tenochtitlan in 1325 as an ""altepetl"" (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. It became the capital of the expanding Mexica Empire in the 15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. At its peak, it was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas. It subsequently became a ""cabecera"" of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today the ruins of"
"Santa Catarina Ixtepeji Santa Catarina Ixtepeji is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte region. The Codex of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji (in Spanish, ""Códice de Santa Catarina Ixtepeji""), a late 17th-early 18th century bilingual codex in the Spanish and Zapotec languages, is a seven-foot-long scroll constituting a hand-painted history and map recounting part of the history of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji. It was re-discovered and identified as part of the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in early 2012. It is believed"
"and during the formation of present-day Colombia, Bogotá has remained the capital of this territory. The city is located in the center of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. It is the third-highest capital in South America (after Quito and La Paz), at an average of above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of and a relatively cool climate that is constant through the year. The city is home to central offices of the executive branch (Office of the"
"nationwide. Founded on March 14, 1903, Mexicali is situated on the Mexico–United States border adjacent to its sister city Calexico, California, with which it forms a dual-state, international population center, Calexico–Mexicali. The Spaniards arrived in the area after crossing the Sonoran Desert's ""Camino del Diablo"" or Devil's Road. This led to the evangelization of the area by Catholic missionaries and also to the reduction of native populations in the region. Nowadays, indigenous Cocopah people still inhabit a small government-protected corner of the Colorado River delta near the junction of the Hardy and the Colorado. The Cocopah mostly work on agricultural"
"Ixtapa Ixtapa (, ) is a resort city in Mexico, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the state of Guerrero. It is located northwest of the municipal seat, Zihuatanejo, and northwest of Acapulco. In the 2005 INEGI Census, the population of Ixtapa was 6,406. Ixtapa is a government-planned tourist resort that was begun in the and constructed on what was once a coconut plantation and mangrove estuary. In 1968, the Bank of Mexico created a special fund for the creation of new tourist destinations on the country's coastlines. The first two such destinations"
"on both sides of the Arkansas River, west of Cañon City, the county seat, and southeast of Salida. Today, Cotopaxi has a few small businesses, the most notable of which is the Cotopaxi General Store. This general store was opened in the early 1920s and has since been connected to a Sinclair gas station. The Loma Linda Motel and KOA Kampground, located east of Cotopaxi, along U.S. Highway 50 provides a mix of lodging from cabins to campsites. Cotopaxi is home to Cotopaxi School District Fremont RE-3. The school district directs the educational needs of western Fremont County including Cotopaxi"
"International Airport and in Colón. Colón, Querétaro Colón is a town in Colón Municipality of the State of Querétaro, Mexico. It is the only one in the country named after Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón, in Spanish). It's the state's third largest municipality, with 815 square kilometers. Its mean altitude is 1900 meters above sea level. The Continental Divide of the Americas runs through it. The Otomi people inhabited this land, which was called Hospadá, meaning land of vultures. The Chichimeca Jonaz people displaced them to the south around the 14th century. The economy is centered mainly around poultry and cattle,"
"partly free of snow and irregular in shape. The crater interior is covered with ice cornices and rather flat. The highest point is on the outer rim of the crater on the north side. Many sources claim that Cotopaxi means shining pile or mountain in an indigenous language, but this is unproven. The mountain was honored as a ""Sacred Mountain"" by local Andean people, even before the Inca invasion in the 15th century. It was worshiped as “rain sender”, that served as the guarantor of the land's fertility, and at the same time its summit was revered as a place"
"that it was created as part of a presentation to officials of the Spanish Empire in an effort to establish land titles in the village. Santa Catarina Ixtepeji Santa Catarina Ixtepeji is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte region. The Codex of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji (in Spanish, ""Códice de Santa Catarina Ixtepeji""), a late 17th-early 18th century bilingual codex in the Spanish and Zapotec languages, is a seven-foot-long scroll constituting a hand-painted history and map recounting part of the history of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji. It was"
"Popocatépetl Popocatépetl (; ) is an active stratovolcano, located in the states of Puebla and Morelos, in Central Mexico, and lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt. At it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) at . It is linked to the Iztaccihuatl volcano to the north by the high saddle known as the Paso de Cortés. Popocatépetl is southeast of Mexico City, from where it can be seen regularly, depending on atmospheric conditions. Until recently, the volcano was one of three tall peaks in Mexico to contain glaciers, the others"
"transportation routes: With a service schedule 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. San Francisco Acuautla San Francisco Acuautla is located in the eastern part of the Estado de Mexico to 4 kilometers from the county seat of Ixtapaluca; Coatepec bordered on the north, south to the suburbs of Ixtapaluca and Ranch San Andrés, east to the town Manuel Avila Camacho and the suburbs of Tlapacoya Ayotla and finally west to the Magdalena Atlicpa. It is at 19"" 20' latitude and 098"" 51' longitude, its grounds are located at 2300 meters above sea level approximately, also belongs to the third quadrant in"
"Coscomatepec de Bravo Coscomatepec is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the mountainous central zone of the state, about 50 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at . The municipality of Coscomatepec is bordered to the north by Alpatlahuac and Calcahualco, to the south by La Perla and Chocaman, to the east by Huatusco and to the west by Calcahualco and La Perla. Its principal products are maize, beans and potatoes. In Coscomatepec, in June takes place the celebration in honor of San Juan Bautista, patron of the"
"year with rains in summer and autumn. Coxquihui Coxquihui is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in montane central zone of the state, about 95 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 86.37 km2. It is located at . The municipality is delimited to the north by Chumatlan, to the east by Espinal, to the south by Zozocolco de Hidalgo, to the south-west by Puebla State and to the west by Mecatlán. It produces principally maize, beans and chili pepper. A celebration in honor of San Mateo, patron of the town, takes place in September."