Taapaca
Sign in to saveTaapaca is a Holocene volcanic complex in northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. Located in the Chilean Andes, it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andean Volcanic Belt, one of four distinct volcanic chains in South America. The town of Putre lies at the southwestern foot of the volcano.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Taapaca, Tara Paka
- Mountain.photo
- Nevados de Putre Taapaca.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Nevados de Putre, Taapaca volcano (right)
- Mountain.map
- Chile Arica y Parinacota
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5860
- Mountain.location
- Chile
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.type
- Complex volcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 320 BCE ± 50 years
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Inca, pre-Columbian
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Article
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- Name
- Geography and geology
- Regional setting
- Local setting
- Volcano
- Composition
- Climate and biology
- Eruptive activity
- Phases
- Threats and preparedness
- Religion and mining
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Taapaca is a Holocene volcanic complex in northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. Located in the Chilean Andes, it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andean Volcanic Belt, one of four distinct volcanic chains in South America. The town of Putre lies at the southwestern foot of the volcano.
Like other volcanoes of the Central Volcanic Zone, Taapaca formed from the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South America Plate. It lies on the western margin of the Altiplano high plateau, on top of older volcanic and sedimentary units. Taapaca has mainly erupted dacite, in the form of numerous lava domes, although an andesitic stratovolcano is also present.