Tungurahua, (; from Quichua tunguri (throat) and rahua (fire), Throat of Fire) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing as of 2013[ [update]], with several major eruptions since then, the last starting on 1 February 2014.