Perched sky-high in the Andes at the foot of the snow-capped Pichincha volcano, Quito is—quite literally—breathtaking. Thanks to one of the largest and best-preserved colonial cores in Latin ...

The Geophysical Institute reported an increase in seismic signals on Oct. 21 from the volcano in the Andean mountain range, just 45 kilometers southeast of Quito, so a full eruption is expected ...

“We declare a state of emergency due to the unusual activity of Cotopaxi” Correa said “God willing, everything will go well and the volcano will ... 43.5 miles south of Quito, led to a ...