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Tutupaca Volcano | John Seach
Perú
17.02 S, 70.35 W
summit elevation 5815 m
stratovolcano
Tutupaca Volcano is located in southern Perú. Collapse of the northern edifice produced a debris avalanche that traveled 7 km to the north.
The volcano contains twin peaks (the Western and Eastern Tutupaca). The summit has uneven topography and alteration from hydrothermal activity.
Eastern Tutupaca peak (5790 m) is the toungest of the two peaks and contains 7 lava domes and is cut by a 1 km wide amphitheatre.
Further reading
Manrique, Nélida, et al. "Pre-eruptive magmatic processes associated with the historical (218±14 aBP) explosive eruption of Tutupaca volcano (southern Peru)." Bulletin of Volcanology 82.1 (2020): 1-25.
Samaniego, Pablo, et al. "The historical (218±14 aBP) explosive eruption of Tutupaca volcano (Southern Peru)." Bulletin of Volcanology 77.6 (2015): 1-18.
Tutupaca Volcano Eruptions
1902, 1682, 1802, 1780