Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: The Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the world's highest active volcanoes in Ecuador is seen from Quito QUITO (Reuters) - The ...

Rising gracefully above the Andean plains of Ecuador, Cotopaxi Volcano is one of the world's highest active volcanoes and an icon of South America’s natural beauty. Its perfectly symmetrical ...

On an unusually clear November night, as I stood atop the volcanic soils of El Panecillo with 360-degree views of the valleys below, it was hard for me to tell where the glittering street lights of ...

Snowfield high in the Ecuadorian Andes. Courtesy photo BY WILLIAM PRIEDHORSKYLos Alamos MountaineersThe May 26 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Sarah Wright and Eric that shares their ...

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here’s a first-person account of one man’s Ecuadorian climbs. Cotopaxi volcano spewing ...

Three mountaineers died and 12 were injured after they fell while climbing Ecuador's Carihuairazo volcano, rescue services said Saturday. "A 47-year-old woman and two men aged 45 and 50 died in this ...

BANOS, Ecuador -- A volcanic eruption in Ecuador's Andes mountains showered incandescent rock and lava on nearby villages, smothering houses and burning residents as thousands tried to flee to safety.

QUITO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Ecuadorean Geophysical Institute on Tuesday detected a column of gases and ashes rising from the crater of the Cotopaxi volcano, as part of its ongoing eruptive activity, ...