The Cotopaxi volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes, spews ash and smoke as seen from Quito

The Cotopaxi volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes, spews ash and smoke as seen from Quito, Ecuador, August 27, 2015. Ecuadorian authorities are monitoring activity at Cotopaxi volcano, which prompted Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa to declare a state of emergency and authorities to maintain a yellow alert for eruptions as bursts of ash keep spewing from the snow-encircled crater of the volcano and falling in gusts on residential communities. REUTERS/Gary Granja TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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