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Quito, EFE

The Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador reported today that eruptive activity remains "high" in the Reventador volcano, whose crater has rolled in the last blocks all flanks up to 800 meters under the summit.

In its Twitter profile, the IG indicates that in the last hours, the volcano remained partially cleared and that during the night an incandescence was observed in the crater, accompanied by

On July 2, the IG reported the ash fall of the Reventador volcano in the provinces of Pichincha (Andes) and Napo (Amazonia). In November 2002, an eruption of the Reventador raised a large cloud of ashes that, because of the effect of the winds, went to Quito and covered several parts of the capital.

The Reventador volcano is located about 90 kilometers east of Quito, in a spur of the eastern branch of the Andean mountain range that is lost with the beginning of the Amazon basin. At 3,560 meters, this volcano began its current eruptive process in 2002 and was characterized by explosions, gas and ash emissions, lava flows and lahars.