podviaznikov - This is Davis Smith, the founder of Cotopaxi. I also love the name! I'm not from Ecuador, but I moved to Latin America when I was 4 years old and spent part of my childhood and teenage years in Ecuador. I used to go camping with my dad at the base of Cotopaxi, so it has always had special meaning to me. I thought it was the perfect name for a socially minded outdoor brand. Have you been to Ecuador?
Equipos Cotopaxi is a retailer in Ecuador. Cotopaxi is a product brand in the United States. This is pretty common across the world to have different companies, doing different things, in different countries, with similar names. ;) Love their thinking though!