Cotopaxi Volcano is the world's highest active volcano, once worshipped as a god by the local Andean Indians. It is located in Ecuador. Over the past 300 years, the volcano has awoken 300 times, with its most famous eruption in 1887. Cotopaxi rises on a plateau 3,800m high, its summit reaching almost 5,900m.

As well as being an active volcano, one of the world's few remaining equatorial glaciers descends its slopes. The eponymous national park covers more than 330 square kilometres of paramo, a grassy alpine plateau that is home to many species of plants and animals. Gukiragua flowers attract with their brilliant yellow inflorescences, and red and yellow buttercups grow around them. The nearest town is Lasso, and the best months for climbing are December and January.

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