Parinacota

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parinacota
The Parinacota and Lake Chungará

The Parinacota and Lake Chungará

height 6348  m
location Región de Arica y Parinacota , Parinacota Province , Chile
Oruro Department , Bolivia
Mountains To the
Dominance 20 km →  Sajama
Notch height 1150 m
Coordinates 18 ° 9 '58 "  S , 69 ° 8' 33"  W Coordinates: 18 ° 9 '58 "  S , 69 ° 8' 33"  W
Parinacota (Bolivia)
Parinacota
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 15th or 16th century
First ascent December 12, 1928 by the Austrian Joseph Prem and the Bolivian Carlos Terán
Normal way Alpine tour
pd5
fd2

The Parinacota is a stratovolcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia in the area of ​​the Atacama Desert . It is located in the Lauca National Park, 145 kilometers east of Arica in the western cordillera of the Central Andes. Together with the Pomerape volcano , which lies northeast of it, it forms the Payachata complex. Lake Chungará lies at its feet . Its current activity is limited to fumarole activity .

Individual evidence

  1. Parinacota ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on trekkingchile.com, accessed April 24, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.trekkingchile.com

See also

Web links

Commons : Parinacota  - collection of images, videos and audio files