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Cotacachi

Cotacachi

9.6
A volcano in the Andes of northern Ecuador that is inactive and has a snow-capped summit
  • proper noun
: Cotacachi
  • The local community near Cotacachi benefits from the unique landscape formed by the volcano.

Examples

  • A local example of this is the case of Pedro de la Cruz, president of the Peasant and Indigenous Organization of Cotacachi (UNORCIC) and an elected city council member, who occupied the Cotacachi municipality building in 1991 to protest discrimination against indigenous elected officials.

    Academic text (2004)

  • A local example of this is the case of Pedro de la Cruz, president of the Peasant and Indigenous Organization of Cotacachi (UNORCIC) and an elected city council member, who occupied the Cotacachi municipality building in 1991 to protest discrimination against indigenous elected officials.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador last erupted in 1955.

  • Tourists often visit Cotacachi to admire the stunning views of the inactive volcano.

Surface Forms

Cotacachi main

Etymology

Cotacachi comes from the local Kichwa (Quechua) language and likely combines parts like cocha 'lake' and kachi 'salt'. A helpful way to remember Cotacachi is to imagine a 'salt lake' beside the volcano, since many Andean place names describe the land.