Peru · Pyroclastic cone

Awkiwatu

Auquihuato, Cerro

Type: Pyroclastic cone
Elevation: 5001m
Last eruption: Unknown

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Type: Pyroclastic cone
Country: Peru
Region: South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 5001m
Coordinates: -15.073, -73.191
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Minor
Major rock type: No data

Geological summary

The Cerro Auquihuato cinder cone lies ~30 km NE of Sara Sara volcano. Along with older cones, it was constructed along the southern rim of an isolated high plateau east of the Río Ocona.

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From Wikipedia

Auquihuato is a cinder cone in the Andes of Peru, 4,980 metres (16,339 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Paucar del Sara Sara Province, on the border of the districts Colta and Oyolo. Auquihuato lies northeast of Sara Sara volcano.

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Eruption history

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