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Next to One of World's Largest Volcanoes, Ecuadoreans Brace for What's Next

As the Cotopaxi volcano rumbles back to life, future eruptions pose major risks for the country.
Image: Cotopaxi
"The news is that it's ok and the volcano is not that active but we are really worried. We are suffering because our children study it Latacunga [proper] and we are far from there. We pay the school bus to bring our children to and from school, but we don't know how we will get them to bring them home if Cotopaxi goes off--that's the saddest part.”--Laura Alvarado, 53, Mario Pruna, 40, Evelyn Pruna, Tracy Jarrett / NBC News