Cotopaxi® founder, Davis Smith, grew up in Latin America and lived for several years in Ecuador. When he wasn’t in school, Davis was exploring and camping in Cotopaxi National Park. It was here that he developed a lifelong reverence for the strong, hard-working people of the Andes. Later in life when he began his business, he named the company Cotopaxi to represent the spirit of adventure, optimism and determination he’d experienced during his time in Ecuador.