{"product_id":"mount-cotopaxi","title":"Mount COTOPAXI","description":"\u003cul class=\"bullets\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 1\/4 inch diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast in fine pewter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButton Felt backing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a fitted fleece interior of a clear-acrylic covered gift box.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"interpretivetext\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 118%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003ePlace Name: Mount Cotopaxi\u003cbr\u003eElevation: 19,347 ft.\u003cbr\u003eCoordinates: S 0° 40'50'' W78° 26' 16'' \u003cbr\u003eLocation: Ecuador\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 118%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-contextual-alternates: no;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 125%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-contextual-alternates: no;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to locals who speak Quechua,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwZA\"\u003ecoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e means 'neck' and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwZQ\"\u003epaxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e means 'moon' and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwaA\"\u003ephakhsi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 'moon').\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This refers to the crater of Cotopaxi that looks like a crescent moon. The mountain was honored as a sacred mountain by local Andean people, even before the Inca invasion in the 15th century. It was worshiped as rain sender, which served as the guarantor of the land's fertility, and at the same time its summit was revered as a place where gods lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 125%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-contextual-alternates: no;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 87 known eruptions, Cotopaxi is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-si_11-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"si\"}}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Its first recorded eruption was in 1534. This eruption appears to have deposited an ash layer in the lakes of Cajas National Park.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwrw\"\u003eThe first non-Spanish European who tried to climb the mountain was Alexander Von Humboldt in 1802; however, he only reached a height of about \u003cspan id=\"mwsQ\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"Convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"4500\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"m\"},\"3\":{\"wt\":\"ft\"},\"4\":{\"wt\":\"-1\"},\"abbr\":{\"wt\":\"on\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e4,500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003em (14,760\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eft)\u003c\/span\u003e. In 1858 Moritz Wagner investigated the mountain, but he could not reach the summit either. \u003csup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" id=\"mwtA\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eOn November 28, 1872, German geologist Wilhelm Reiss and his Colombian partner, Angel Escobar, finally reached the summit of Cotopaxi.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Greenspan2011_17-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Greenspan2011\"}}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MountainClimb.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67606213689497,"sku":"COTOpw","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/5982\/files\/Cotopaxi.jpg?v=1790993938","url":"https:\/\/www.mountainclimb.com\/products\/mount-cotopaxi","provider":"MountainClimb.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}