Tungurahua Volcano Ecuador Source material Wikipedia

Posted on August 19, 2012 • Filed under: Ecuador, Enviromental Issues, TRAVEL, Weather/Climate

Tungurahua, (play /tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə/; from Quichua tunguri (throat), rahua (fire): “Throat of Fire”[4] or from Panzaleo) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted in 1999, and is ongoing as of 2011, with major eruptions on 16 August 2006, 6 February 2008, 28 May 2010, 4 December 2010 and 26 April 2011. Read Wikipedia Article

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