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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-04785

The Nevado de Chachani volcanic complex, seen here from the SW near the village of Yura, consists of a 360 km2 group of Pleistocene lava domes, a stratovolcano, and a shield volcano.  The central, 6057-m-high Nevado Chachani complex contains multiple vents along an arcuate line, including a well-defined summit crater at the western end.  Cerro La Horqueta (left horizon) may represent the latest activity from Nevado Chachani, after which activity migrated to the 8-km-wide Holocene lava shield of Pampa de Palacio on the south side. Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).

The Nevado de Chachani volcanic complex, seen here from the SW near the village of Yura, consists of a 360 km2 group of Pleistocene lava domes, a stratovolcano, and a shield volcano. The central, 6057-m-high Nevado Chachani complex contains multiple vents along an arcuate line, including a well-defined summit crater at the western end. Cerro La Horqueta (left horizon) may represent the latest activity from Nevado Chachani, after which activity migrated to the 8-km-wide Holocene lava shield of Pampa de Palacio on the south side.

Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey).

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Nevado Chachani