Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-06909

Cerro Paniri volcano, seen here rising to the NE above the Río Loa valley, is a complex stratovolcano located about 30 km SE of San Pedro volcano. Cerro Paniri volcano consists of andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows and pyroclastic materials. The summit of 5946-m-high Paniri contains three craters separated by about 4 km along a NW-SE trend. Photo by Oscar González-Ferrán (University of Chile).

Cerro Paniri volcano, seen here rising to the NE above the Río Loa valley, is a complex stratovolcano located about 30 km SE of San Pedro volcano. Cerro Paniri volcano consists of andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows and pyroclastic materials. The summit of 5946-m-high Paniri contains three craters separated by about 4 km along a NW-SE trend.

Photo by Oscar González-Ferrán (University of Chile).

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