The powerful 1913 explosive eruption at Colima removed about 100 m of the summit and created a large 450-m-wide crater. The jagged 1913 crater rim is seen here in 1936 from Nevado de Colima. Lava had partially filled the 350-m-deep crater, but did not overflow the rim until 1961. El Volcancito, the lava dome created in 1869, is the feature on the left side of the cone.

Photo courtesy Julian Flores (University of Guadalajara), 1936.

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Keywords: lava dome | stratovolcano

Colima