Mountain type Stratovolcanoes Last eruption 1787 | Elevation 5,550 m Location Peru, Tacna Region | |
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Similar Tutupaca, Ticsani, Auquihuato, Andagua volcanic field, Cerro del Azufre | ||
Yucamane or Yucamani is an andesitic stratovolcano group in southern Peru. It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District, west of lake Vilacota.
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Map of Volcan Yucamane, Peru
The group is mostly Holocene in age. During the Holocene, Yucamane has shown signs of Plinian eruptions which produced pyroclastic flows. The most recent of these events occurred around 1320 BC.
Morphology
Yucamane is made up of two stratovolcanoes, Yucamane itself which rises to 5,550 m above sea level and Calientes which rises to 5,358 m above sea level. Only Yucamane has a youthful summit crater.
Eruptions
Potential historic eruptions were reported in 1787 and in the 19th and 20th centuries, but these are considered unlikely. The 1787 eruption was probably mistaken for the eruption of neighboring Tutupaca volcano.