Hi,
all!
I
would like to tell about the great experience that I had going to Chile this
past summer, for vacation. I am fascinated by volcano, which I think I was in
one of the best places for that, where there are volcanos both active and
non-active. I will mention the Paranicota volcano because it was the first one
that I visited, which became very special because it was a dream coming true!
Paranicota
volcano lies on the western margin of the Altiplano in the Central Andes. The
border between Bolivia and Chile bisects the volcano and runs along the rim of
the crater, which lies in Bolivia. In Chile, where most of the edifice is
located, Parinacota lies in the commune of Putre, Arica y Paranicota Region,
and in Bolivia in the OUro Department of the Sajama Province. The towns of
Ajata and Parinacota lie southwest and west of the volcano, respectively. The
region lies at high altitude and access is difficult, hampering research on the
volcanoes of the Central Andes.
I
didn’t really know how high a volcano could be and I must confess that I was amazed
to see it and hear that Paranicota has 6348 meters of altitude! Paranicota is a
stratovolcano, which means, a volcano built up of alternate layers of lava and
ash, and it is locate both in Bolivia (Sajama National Park) and Chile (Lauca
National Park).
Global Volcanism Program/Parinacota
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