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How do you pronounce Cotopaxi?

Updated: 10/24/2022
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It's pronounced "KO-TO-PAK'-SHEE," from the Quichua Indian name, "Kutupaksi," meaning "neck of the Moon."

Cotopaxi Volcano is situated in the Cotopaxi National Park, a two hour drive south of Quito, Ecuador.

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