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Huaynaputina (/ ˌ w aɪ n ə p ʊ ˈ t iː n ə / WY-nə-puu-TEE-nə; Spanish: [wajnapuˈtina]) is a volcano in a volcanic high plateau in southern Peru.Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American Plate.
John Seach, Volcano Live, Volcanoes of Peru, Retrieved December 27, 2007; Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, "List of volcanoes in Peru". Peakware.com.
Peru's government declared a 60-day state of emergency for several southern towns on Wednesday as the country's most active volcano spews ash and gas. Ash from the Ubinas volcano in the Moquegua ...
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will declare emergency status in the area around the Ubinas volcano in the southern region of Moquegua, the prime minister said on Monday, as the country's most active ...
Misti rises about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) above Arequipa, [39] the second-largest city in Peru, [40] and is the best known volcano of Peru. [41] The Inka empire's Condesuyos province included the volcano; [42] presently it is in the Arequipa Department. [43] The mountain is visible from the sea. [44]
Off the western coast of South America, the Nazca Plate subducts beneath the South American Plate [2] at a rate of 7–9 centimetres per year (2.8–3.5 in/year) [47] in the Peru-Chile Trench. [48] This subduction process is responsible for the formation of the Andes and the Altiplano - Puna plateau within the last 25 million years, as well as ...
“Mummified” mice were recently discovered atop towering volcanoes in Peru where the Incas once performed ritual sacrifices. Thirteen of the whiskered rodents were found across three peaks in ...
Yucamane, Yucamani [2] or Yucumane [3] is an andesitic stratovolcano in the Tacna Region of southern Peru.It is part of the Peruvian segment of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the three volcanic belts of the Andes generated by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South America plate.