Latin America Landscape & Travel Photography
Cotopaxi volcano eruption (Explored)
The highest active volcano in the world (5897m) has entered in a pre-eruptive process.
Historically its activity started in 1534 when the Spanish conquistadors began to venture into the territories that are now Ecuador. After this episode, Cotopaxi has erupted several times, destroying its environment. The biggest and most devastating eruption occurred in 1877. The lahars produced by melting glaciers went down fast with enough force to devastate cities and valleys and to continue to the Pacific Ocean, situated at 250 km.
Currently Cotopaxi is now expulsing great quantities of ashes and big parts of his glacier have melt. A big eruption with pyroclastes and lahars might occur before end of the year.
This image was taken at 6:44 A.M.
© Henri Leduc - All of my images are protected by copyright
Some of my images are for sale via Getty Images and 500px
Cotopaxi volcano eruption (Explored)
The highest active volcano in the world (5897m) has entered in a pre-eruptive process.
Historically its activity started in 1534 when the Spanish conquistadors began to venture into the territories that are now Ecuador. After this episode, Cotopaxi has erupted several times, destroying its environment. The biggest and most devastating eruption occurred in 1877. The lahars produced by melting glaciers went down fast with enough force to devastate cities and valleys and to continue to the Pacific Ocean, situated at 250 km.
Currently Cotopaxi is now expulsing great quantities of ashes and big parts of his glacier have melt. A big eruption with pyroclastes and lahars might occur before end of the year.
This image was taken at 6:44 A.M.
© Henri Leduc - All of my images are protected by copyright
Some of my images are for sale via Getty Images and 500px