Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador situated in the Cotopaxi, Napo and Pichincha provinces, roughly 50 km south of Quito. The Cotopaxi volcano that lends its name to the park is located within its boundaries, together with two others: the dormant Rumiñawi volcano to its north-west and the historical Sincholagua volcano to the south-east. Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world. Its most recent eruption began on 14 August 2015, and ended on 24 January 2016.