Rumiñahui (volcano)

Rumiñahui (volcano)

Infobox Mountain
Name=Rumiñahui
Photo=Ruminahui_mini.jpg
Caption=
Elevation=4,721 m (15,489 ft)
Location=Ecuador
Range=Andes
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|00|38|S|78|32|W|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=Stratovolcano
Age= | Last eruption=
First ascent= | Easiest route=

Rumiñahui IPA| [ru.mi.ˈɲa.wi] (from Quechua rumi=rock, ñawi=eye/face; pronounced "roo-mee-NYAH-wee") is a dormant, heavily-eroded stratovolcano 4721 m above sea level. Situated in the Andes mountains 40 km south of Quito, Ecuador, it is overshadowed by its famous neighbour Cotopaxi.

The volcano is named after Rumiñahui, who was an Inca general at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.

The canton of Rumiñahui in the Ecuadorian province of Pichincha was named after the volcano.

ee also

*List of volcanoes in Ecuador
*List of stratovolcanoes

External links

* [http://gerdbreitenbach.de/anden/ecuador_1/ruminahui_en.html photos and general information on the mountain]


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