Rumiñahui (volcano)
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| Elevation | 4,721 m (15,489 ft) |
| Location | Ecuador |
| Range | Andes |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
Rumiñahui [ru.mi.ˈɲa.wi] (from Quechua rumi=rock, ñawi=eye/face; pronounced "roo-mee-NYAH-wee") is a dormant, heavily-eroded volcano 4721 m above sea level. Situated in the Andes mountains 40 km south of Quito, Ecuador, it is overshadowed by its famous neighbour Cotopaxi. It is easily climbed.
The volcano is named after Rumiñahui, who was an Inca general at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
The canton of Rumiñahui in the Ecuadorian province of Pichincha was named after the volcano.
