It is an ancient extinct volcano with a height of 4,722 meters above sea level and a large open caldera, located 40 kilometers south of Quito. Its name comes from the Quichua “rumi,” meaning “stone,” and “ñahui,” meaning “eye”; which would be “Eye of Stone.” It has three main summits: the Rumiñahui North summit, which is the highest; the Central is the easiest; and the South is the most difficult. 💡Curiosities: its last eruption seems to have occurred more than 9 million years ago.
Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador