List of volcanoes in Peru

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Peru.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Andahua Valley 4713 15,462 15°25′S 72°20′W / -15.42, -72.33 (Andahua Valley) Holocene
Cerro Auquihuato 4980 16,338 15°04′S 73°11′W / -15.07, -73.18 (Cerro Auquihuato) -
Coropuna[1] 6377 20,922 15°31′S 72°39′W / -15.52, -72.65 (Coropuna) Holocene
El Misti[2] 5822 19,101 16°17′38″S 71°24′32″W / -16.294, -71.409 (El Misti) 1784
Huaynaputina 4850 15,912 16°36′29″S 70°51′00″W / -16.608, -70.85 (Huaynaputina) 1600
Nevado Chachani 6057 19,872 16°11′28″S 71°31′48″W / -16.191, -71.53 (Nevado Chachani) Holocene
Nevados Casiri 5650 18,537 17°28′12″S 69°48′47″W / -17.47, -69.813 (Nevados Casiri) Holocene
Nevados Firura 5498 18,038 15°14′S 72°38′W / -15.23, -72.63 (Nevados Firura) Holocene
Picchu-Picchu[3] 5564 18,255 16°26′S 71°14′W / -16.44, -71.23 (Pichu-Pichu) -
Quimsachata 3923 12,871 14°12′S 71°20′W / -14.2, -71.33 (Quimsachata) 4450 BC
Sabancaya 5967 19,577 15°47′S 71°51′W / -15.78, -71.85 (Sabancaya) 2003
Sara Sara 5522 18,117 15°20′S 73°27′W / -15.33, -73.45 (Sara Sara) -
Ticsani 5408 17,743 16°45′18″S 70°35′42″W / -16.755, -70.595 (Ticsani) -
Tutupaca 5815 19,078 17°01′30″S 70°21′29″W / -17.025, -70.358 (Tutupaca) -
Ubinas 5672 18,609 16°21′18″S 70°54′11″W / -16.355, -70.903 (Ubinas) 2008
Yucamane 5550 18,208 17°11′S 70°12′W / -17.18, -70.2 (Yucamane) 1902

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, Coropuna, Retrieved December 27, 2007
  2. ^ Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, El Misti, Retrieved December 27, 2007
  3. ^ Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, Picchu Picchu, Retrieved December 27, 2007

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