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Incahuasi

Incahuasi (; possibly from Quechua: inka Inca, wasi house) is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Catamarca Province of Argentina and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevation of above sea level.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Incahuasi
Mountain.photo: Volcan Incahuasi.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Incahuasi volcano as seen from route 60, Fiambala, Argentina
Mountain.map: Argentina
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Argentina, on the border with Chile
Mountain.location: Catamarca, Argentina -Atacama, Chile
Mountain.elevation_m: 6621 or 6638
Mountain.prominence_m: 1518
Mountain.listing: Ultra
Mountain.range: Andes
Mountain.type: stratovolcanoes and caldera
Mountain.last_eruption: Unknown
Mountain.first_ascent: 1913 by Walther Penck
Mountain.map_size: 200

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Geography and geology
Regional
Local
Composition
Climate
Eruption history
Climbing history
Archaeology
See also
References
Sources
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The volcano consists of a caldera and two stratovolcanoes. Four pyroclastic cones located to the northeast have produced basalt-andesite lava flows that cover an area of .