Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name, which is Spanish for exploder. Since 1541, it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported. Its most recent eruption began in 2008 and is ongoing as of 4, 2017[ [update]]. The largest historical eruption occurred in 2002. During that eruption the plume from the volcano reached a height of and pyroclastic flows went up to from the cone.