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Cotopaxi

[koh-tuh-pak-see, kaw-taw-pah-hee]

noun

  1. a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest active volcano in the world. 19,498 feet (5,943 meters).



Cotopaxi

/ kotoˈpaksi /

noun

  1. a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the world's highest active volcano Height: 5896 m (19 344 ft)

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They even hiked to the summit of Cotopaxi, a nearly 20,000-foot peak in Ecuador.

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On Wednesday, hundreds of police officers and soldiers carried out a search for weapons and explosives in Cotopaxi jail in the southern city of Latacunga as part of efforts to prevent further violence.

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Lasso said on X, the social network previously known as Twitter, that operations in Cotopaxi prison on Wednesday were meant to confiscate arms, munitions and explosives.

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Authorities conducted operations in Cotopaxi prison on Wednesday, though they have not confirmed the transfer of any high-level prisoners.

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A few blocks from Outdoor Retailer, Cotopaxi founder and CEO Davis Smith runs his company in a converted bank building.

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