Nearly 325,000 people could be affected by an eruption of Cotopaxi, the volcano looming beyond the Ecuadoran capital of Quito, officials said Monday. The biggest risk is from an eruption melting ...

Cotopaxi, which towers to 5,897 meters (19,350 feet) high, is considered one of the most threatening volcanoes in the region — both because of its size and because it is so close to well ...

Two minor explosions on Friday at Cotopaxi, located about 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) south of Quito, led to a precautionary evacuation of small towns in the center of country.

The Cotopaxi volcano, a 5,897-meter-high (19,347-foot-high), snow-capped mountain located in the city of Latacunga, south of Quito, resumed its eruptive activity in late October at a low-intensity ...