Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador) > Cotopaxi > Additions and Corrections
Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador) > Cotopaxi > Additions and Corrections
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| Zeke | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | scott, interesting stuff, thanks for the info. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2004 11:42 pm | ||
| Zeke | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Keep in mind, if you choose to tent it and not pay the refugio, you can not use ANY of their facilities. The Inn Keepers sees to that. No h2o, no restrooms etc. We did manage to sneak in one night and warmed ourselves by the fire. Just act like your staying there. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2002 7:14 am | ||
| El Tigre Valderrama | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Visit the Ecuador’s Map Grid System to the check the maps you may need when climbing here. This grid follows the Instituto Geografico Militar grid system. The sheet for Cotopaxi is CT ÑIII F1 | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2002 9:12 pm | ||
| Scott | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Cotopaxi used to be the highest active volcano in the world but it lost that distinction decades ago (though if traveling in Ecuador locals still quote it as such). Tupungato (Chile-Argentina) and Sabancaya (Peru) are both higher and more active than Cotopaxi. Cotopaxi at 5897 meters had its latest eruption in 1904 and some very minor steam eruptions in 1975. Sabancaya, at 5976 meters has had many eruptions between 1990 and 1998 and is set up to go off again at any time. Tupungato, at 6550 meters (though the active crater is a few hundred meters lower) had its last major eruption in 1986, and several minor steam eruptions since then. Ojos del Salado, at 6880 meters is often quoted as active because of the steam vents, but this is very debatable, as by most definitions it is not an active volcano. By any definitions however, Sabancaya and Tupungato are certainly active volcanoes, and higher than Cotopaxi. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2004 8:06 pm | ||
| Zeke | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | scott, interesting stuff, thanks for the info. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2004 11:42 pm | ||
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