There are few if any volcanoes in Teddington. In Ecuador, however, they are very popular. Almost as popular as shops selling religious tat and taxis that try to kill you. The inhabitants of Baños live right underneath a 16,500 footer called Tungurahua that began erupting in 1999. The government evacuated the town and surrounding area, fearing the worst. By January, nothing had happened, so the townsfolk, by now becoming unpopular with the relatives they had been staying with, forced their way past the military blockades and returned to their homes. When they got there most of them found their homes and businesses had been looted. ¿Tough, eh? Another interesting volcano fact: the Galapagos Islands are composed entirely of them. One island alone (Isabela) has five, and each one is host to a different subspecies of giant
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