Taapaca

Taapaca
Nevados de Putre, Volcán Taapaca (right).
Elevation	5,860 m (19,226 ft)
Location
Location	Chile
Range	Andes
Coordinates	18°06′S 69°30′W / 18.1°S 69.5°W / -18.1; -69.5Coordinates: 18°06′S 69°30′W / 18.1°S 69.5°W / -18.1; -69.5
Geology
Type	Complex volcano
Last eruption	320 BC ± 50 years
Climbing
First ascent	Inca, pre-Columbian

Taapaca, is part of the Nevados de Putre volcanic complex. It is a complex volcano located in Chile's XV region of Tarapaca, and towers over the picturesque town of Putre.

Tarapaca was a ceremonial site for the Inca people and it is partially contained within the boundaries of Lauca National Park.^[1]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chile
• Lluta River
• Tacora

References

1. ^ "Geología del Complejo Volcánico Taapaca, Región de Tarapacá". Carta Geológica de Chile. Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería. http://sigeo.sernageomin.cl/website/sigeo/Documentos/Productos/resumenes/BSN020005.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-06. 

• "Tarapaca". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-011.