ScienceIn Humboldt's footsteps: Volcanic visions in Ecuador07:32This browser does not support the video element.Science08/11/2019August 11, 2019When Alexander von Humboldt traveled to Ecuador, he found dozens of volcanoes. The discovery prompted him to dub the area the "Avenue of the Volcanoes," and to this day, 17 of them remain active. DW went to see them.Copy linkAdvertisement