Cotopaxi [SEP] continent
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga canton of Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador, in South America. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of . It is one of the world's highest volcanoes.
Since 1738, Cotopaxi has erupted more than 50 times, resulting in the creation of numerous valleys formed by lahars (mudflows) around the volcano. The last eruption lasted from August 2015
Massif in Antarctica. In 2008 and 2009, with her husband Tarmo Riga, she managed to climb several peaks in Ecuador and Argentina that no other Estonians had climbed.
Notable climbs.
- 2007 ascended Vinson Massif (4892m, the highest peak of the continent of Antarctica) on the first Estonian Antarctica expedition
- 2008 ascended five volcanoes in Ecuador Andes: Iliniza Norte (5126m), Cotopaxi (5897m), and Chimborazo (6268m), as well as the easier routes of Pasachoa (