Cotopaxi National Park
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Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotopaxi National Park canonical | 7 |
| Parque Nacional Cotopaxi | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Pan-American Highway ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Cotopaxi (volcano)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cotopaxi
Limpiopungo Lake ⓘ Páramo ecosystems ⓘ Rumiñahui volcano ⓘ Sincholagua volcano ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| distanceFromQuito | roughly 50–70 kilometres south of Quito ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 3,400–5,897 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| established | 1975 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Environment of Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Andean scenery
ⓘ
active stratovolcano ⓘ glacial landscapes ⓘ high-altitude grasslands ⓘ snow-capped peaks ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Cotopaxi summit ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Andean wildlife viewing
ⓘ
Cotopaxi (volcano) ⓘ
surface form:
Cotopaxi volcano
mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cotopaxi Province ⓘ Napo Province ⓘ Pichincha Province ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Latacunga
ⓘ
Quito ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas del Ecuador
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecuadorian National System of Protected Areas
|
| touristActivities |
climbing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ |
| typicalFauna |
Andean condor
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Andean fox ⓘ rabbits ⓘ spectacled bear ⓘ various waterfowl ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ wild horses ⓘ |
| typicalFlora |
Polylepis trees
ⓘ
cushion plants ⓘ páramo grasses ⓘ |
| volcanoStatus |
Cotopaxi (volcano)
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surface form:
Cotopaxi is an active volcano within the park
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cotopaxi
this entity surface form:
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi