A Spare Volcano in the Desert – OLLAGÜE (CL)

Mining village below volcan Ollagüe. (© Marco Giometti, via Flickr)

It’s always good to have a spare volcano in your desert – for scenery, for tourists, for sulfur, for energy, whatever – as long as it doesn’t erupt. There are far more volcanoes in the world which have not erupted in the last 10 000 years than those considered presently active. With most of them we will never know whether they are truly extinct or just keep their heads down. And then there are those

The Altiplano – Puna Volcanic Complex

Overhead view of Guacha caldera in the Altiplano – Puna Volcanic complex http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/587

Volcanoes of Peru 4: TICSANI OF THE THREE DOMES

Ticsani on Google Earth, an oblique view to the east, showing all three domes from right to left D1, D2 and D3.

Volcanoes of Peru 1: El Misti – The Gentleman

El Misti
Photo: http://vulcanologia.igp.gob.pe/volc%C3%A1n-misti