Volcanoes of Peru 5: NEVADO COROPUNA

Volcano Coropuna is Peru’s largest and highest volcano and is part of the Cordillera de Ampato. 6/2015. (© Huaylas te Invita, via Wikimedia). The view is – my educated guess – from the SW via Laguna Pallarcocha in the foreground.

At the end of last year Peruvian volcanologists had made an announcement that installing a permanent monitoring system to this high-risk volcano was finished… wait, high risk?… I never knew that Nevado Coropuna was that dangerous, more reason to get acquainted with this volcano. Please meet my newest friend:

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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 3: Huaynaputina – Catastrophe in 1600

Photo: dockx thierry – Cratère du Huaynaputina – panoramio.com

Volcanoes of Peru 2: Nevado Sabancaya

Photo: IGP

Volcanoes of Peru 1: El Misti – The Gentleman

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