Aguas Calientes (volcano)

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Aguas Calientes

Centre, from left to right: Lascar, Aguas Calientes and Acamarachi.
Elevation 5,924 metres (19,436 ft)
Location Chile
Range Andes
Coordinates 23°22′S 67°41′W / -23.37, -67.68Coordinates: 23°22′S 67°41′W / -23.37, -67.68
Type Stratovolcano

Aguas Calientes Volcano or Cerro Aguas Calientes, also called Simba, is a cone-shaped stratovolcano located 5 km east of Lascar Volcano and directly north of Laguna Lejía, in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Also in the area are the volcanoes Acamarachi and Chiliques.

A small crater lake is found within its summit crater, which is one of the highest lakes in the world. [1]

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