A geothermal area is seen here on the Miravalles SW flank in 1988. The edifice is one of five post-caldera cones constructed within the Pleistocene Guayabo caldera. Lava flows cover the W and SW flanks. A small steam explosion was reported in 1946 and a producing geothermal field is located within the caldera.

Photo by William Melson, 1988 (Smithsonian Institution)

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Keywords: stratovolcano | geothermal

Miravalles