https://www.jtalbot.com/tags/cotopaxi/ Recent content in Cotopaxi on jtalbot/blog Hugo en-US Copyright 2005-2026 jtalbot - CC BY-SA 4.0 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:45:00 -0600 https://www.jtalbot.com/blog/cotopaxi/ Sun, 04 Jun 2023 22:30:00 -0600 https://www.jtalbot.com/blog/cotopaxi/ <p>At over 19,300 feet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotopaxi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cotopaxi</a> is very high. It&rsquo;s the second highest peak in Ecuador (after Chimborazo). It is the third highest active volcano on the planet. Because of its proximity to the equator and the equatorial bulge caused by the spin of the earth, its peak is nearly 6,000 feet further from the center of the Earth than than the center of the earth is from the highest point on Mount Everest.</p>