List of volcanoes in Bolivia

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The country of Bolivia hosts numerous active [i 1] and extinct volcanoes across its territory. The active volcanoes are in western Bolivia making up the Cordillera Occidental, the western limit of the Altiplano plateau. Many of the active volcanoes are international mountains shared with Chile. All Cenozoic volcanoes of Bolivia are part of the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) of the Andean Volcanic Belt that results due to processes involved in the subduction of Nazca Plate under the South American Plate. The Central Volcanic Zone is a major upper Cenozoic volcanic province. [1] Apart from Andean volcanoes the geology of Bolivia host the remnants of ancient volcanoes around the Precambrian Guaporé Shield in the eastern part of the country.

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NameElevation (m)Elevation (ft)CoordinatesLast eruption (VEI)
Abra Granada 570018,700 22°32′S66°32′W / 22.533°S 66.533°W / -22.533; -66.533 (Abra Granada) 5 million years ago
Acotango 605219,855 18°22′56″S69°02′52″W / 18.38222°S 69.04778°W / -18.38222; -69.04778 (Acotango) Holocene
Anallajsi 575018,865 17°55′37″S68°54′33″W / 17.92694°S 68.90917°W / -17.92694; -68.90917 (Anallajsi) Holocene?
Asu Asuni 496816,299 18°13′S68°31′W / 18.217°S 68.517°W / -18.217; -68.517 (Asu Asuni) -
Ascotan 550018,000 21°41′S68°07′W / 21.683°S 68.117°W / -21.683; -68.117 (Cerro Ascotan) Unknown
Capurata 599019,652 18°24′54″S69°02′45″W / 18.41500°S 69.04583°W / -18.41500; -69.04583 (Capurata) -
Chascon-Runtu Jarita complex 490015,100 21°53′02″S67°54′18″W / 21.88389°S 67.90500°W / -21.88389; -67.90500 (Cerro Chascon) 88,000 – 97,000 years ago
Cerro Napa 517016,960 20°30′S68°40′W / 20.500°S 68.667°W / -20.500; -68.667 1.38 million years
Chullkani 503216,509 18°18′39″S68°50′24″W / 18.31083°S 68.84000°W / -18.31083; -68.84000 (Chullkani) Upper Pliocene
Ch'iyar Qullu 19°26′S67°23′W / 19.433°S 67.383°W / -19.433; -67.383 (Ch'iyar Qullu) 22 million years ago.
Ch'iyar Qullu405113,290 19°43′28″S67°39′16″W / 19.72444°S 67.65444°W / -19.72444; -67.65444 (Ch'iyar Qullu) -
Cerro Bonete (Lipez) 563018,47015 million years ago
Chutinza 518417,008
Colluma 387612,716 18°30′00″S68°05′11″W / 18.50000°S 68.08639°W / -18.50000; -68.08639 (Colluma) Unknown
Escala 400013,120 21°36′00″S66°52′29″W / 21.60000°S 66.87472°W / -21.60000; -66.87472 (Escala) Holocene
Guacha 525017,220 22°45′S67°28′W / 22.750°S 67.467°W / -22.750; -67.467 (Guacha) 1.7 million years ago
Guayaques 559818,366 22°53′51″S67°33′59″W / 22.89750°S 67.56639°W / -22.89750; -67.56639 (Guayaques) Unknown
Iru Phutunqu 516316,939 20°43′51″S68°33′09″W / 20.73083°S 68.55250°W / -20.73083; -68.55250 (Iru Phutunqu) 1995
Jayu Quta 371612,026 19°27′55″S67°25′34″W / 19.46528°S 67.42611°W / -19.46528; -67.42611 (Jayu Quta) Holocene?
Jitiri 503116,506 18°13′S68°48′W / 18.217°S 68.800°W / -18.217; -68.800 (Jitiri) -
Jorcada 565018,865 22°01′34″S67°45′52″W / 22.02611°S 67.76444°W / -22.02611; -67.76444 (Jorcada) - 95,000 BP
Laram Q'awa 518217,001Holocene?
Kunturiri 576218,904 18°2′S69°04′W / 18.033°S 69.067°W / -18.033; -69.067 (Kunturiri) -
Licancabur 5415 in Bolivian part17,717 in Bolivian part 22°49′41″S67°52′35″W / 22.82806°S 67.87639°W / -22.82806; -67.87639 (Licancabur) Holocene
Lípez 592919,447 21°56′35″S66°51′41″W / 21.94306°S 66.86139°W / -21.94306; -66.86139 (Lípez) -
Michincha 524817,218 20°56′16″S68°30′09″W / 20.93778°S 68.50250°W / -20.93778; -68.50250 (Michincha) Holocene
Millunu Miocene
Moiro (or: Cerro Negro)426913,943 21°41′03″S67°28′01″W / 21.68417°S 67.46694°W / -21.68417; -67.46694 (Moiro) Holocene?
Morococala 18°10′S66°45′W / 18.167°S 66.750°W / -18.167; -66.750 (Morococala) 6.4 million years ago
Nuevo Mundo 543817,841 19°46′27″S66°28′42″W / 19.77417°S 66.47833°W / -19.77417; -66.47833 (Nuevo Mundo) Holocene
Olca 535317,562 20°56′38″S68°28′33″W / 20.94389°S 68.47583°W / -20.94389; -68.47583 (Olca) Holocene
Ollagüe (Ullawi)586319,231 21°18′07″S68°10′45″W / 21.30194°S 68.17917°W / -21.30194; -68.17917 (Ollagüe) Pleistocene
Pampa Luxsar 554318,185 20°50′55″S68°11′54″W / 20.84861°S 68.19833°W / -20.84861; -68.19833 (Pampa Luxsar) Holocene
Panizos 500016,000 22°15′S66°45′W / 22.250°S 66.750°W / -22.250; -66.750 (Cerro Panizos) Miocene
Parina Quta 634820,827 18°09′58″S69°08′33″W / 18.16611°S 69.14250°W / -18.16611; -69.14250 (Parinacota) 290 AD ± 300 years
Paryani 507716,657 19°07′52″S68°25′30″W / 19.13111°S 68.42500°W / -19.13111; -68.42500 (Paryani)
Paruma542017,782 20°56′36″S68°27′32″W / 20.94333°S 68.45889°W / -20.94333; -68.45889 (Cerro Paruma) Pleistocene
Paruma 531017,421 20°56′36″S68°27′32″W / 20.94333°S 68.45889°W / -20.94333; -68.45889 (Volcán Paruma) 1867
Patilla Pata 570018,700 18°02′29″S69°04′30″W / 18.04139°S 69.07500°W / -18.04139; -69.07500 (Patilla Pata) Holocene
Pomerape 628220,413 18°07′33″S69°07′39″W / 18.12583°S 69.12750°W / -18.12583; -69.12750 (Pomerape) Pleistocene
Porco 19°50′S66°00′W / 19.833°S 66.000°W / -19.833; -66.000 (Porco (caldera)) 8.6 ± 0.3 million years ago
Pumiri 486215,951 19°00′S68°26′W / 19.000°S 68.433°W / -19.000; -68.433 (Pumiri) Holocene?
Quetena 573018,794 22°15′33″S67°24′56″W / 22.25917°S 67.41556°W / -22.25917; -67.41556 (Quetena) Holocene?
Sacabaya (or:Quemado)430014,107 18°37′32″S68°44′55″W / 18.62556°S 68.74861°W / -18.62556; -68.74861 (Sacabaya) Holocene?
Sairecabur 597119,584 22°43′06″S67°53′26″W / 22.71833°S 67.89056°W / -22.71833; -67.89056 (Sairecabur) Holocene
Sajama 654221,451 18°06′14″S68°52′53″W / 18.10389°S 68.88139°W / -18.10389; -68.88139 (Sajama) Holocene
San Agustín 435714,294 21°13′04″S67°36′24″W / 21.21778°S 67.60667°W / -21.21778; -67.60667 (San Agustín) Holocene?
Santa Isabel 524017,191 21°38′26″S66°31′40″W / 21.64056°S 66.52778°W / -21.64056; -66.52778 (Santa Isabel) Holocene
Sirk'i 507216,640 17°21′S69°24′W / 17.350°S 69.400°W / -17.350; -69.400 (Sirk'i) -
Saxani 509016,700 19°8′S68°25′W / 19.133°S 68.417°W / -19.133; -68.417 (Cerro Saxani)
Soledad caldera 5.4 million years ago
Suni K'ira 589919,354 22°00′34″S67°13′08″W / 22.00944°S 67.21889°W / -22.00944; -67.21889 (Suni K'ira) Pleistocene
Tata Sabaya 543017,815 19°07′58″S68°31′31″W / 19.13278°S 68.52528°W / -19.13278; -68.52528 (Tata Sabaya) Holocene
Titiwilla 505016,570 19°43′S68°11′W / 19.717°S 68.183°W / -19.717; -68.183 (Tittivilla) Pleistocene
Tocorpuri 580819,055 22°25′33″S67°54′38″W / 22.42583°S 67.91056°W / -22.42583; -67.91056 (Tocorpuri) Holocene
Tunupa 543217,821 19°49′52″S67°38′33″W / 19.83111°S 67.64250°W / -19.83111; -67.64250 (Tunupa)
Umurata 571018,733 18°21′20″S69°02′59″W / 18.35556°S 69.04972°W / -18.35556; -69.04972 (Humarata) -
Uqi Uqini 549018,012 18°19′S69°02′W / 18.317°S 69.033°W / -18.317; -69.033 (Uqi Uqini) -
Uyarani 425913,973 18°28′21″S68°39′19″W / 18.47250°S 68.65528°W / -18.47250; -68.65528 (Uyarani) -
Uturunku 600819,711 22°15′07″S67°11′12″W / 22.25194°S 67.18667°W / -22.25194; -67.18667 (Uturunku) Holocene
Vilama 22°24′S66°57′W / 22.400°S 66.950°W / -22.400; -66.950 (Vilama) Miocene-Pleistocene
Wila Pukarani 492016,142 19°19′50″S68°18′35″W / 19.33056°S 68.30972°W / -19.33056; -68.30972 (Wila Pukarani) -
Yumia 435014,271 21°28′59″S67°32′06″W / 21.48306°S 67.53500°W / -21.48306; -67.53500 (Yumia) Holocene
Zapaleri 565318,546 22°48′30″S67°10′40″W / 22.80833°S 67.17778°W / -22.80833; -67.17778 (Zapaleri)

See also

Notes

  1. In vulcanology and this article active volcanoes are those with Holocene eruption, that means eruptions in the last 10,000 years.

References

  1. Baker, M.C.W; Francis, P.W (1978), "Upper Cenozoic volcanism in the Central Andes — Ages and volumes", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 41 (2): 175, Bibcode:1978E&PSL..41..175B, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(78)90008-0