Puracé

E261992

Puracé is an active stratovolcano in the Colombian Andes known for its frequent eruptions and location within Puracé National Natural Park.

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Label Occurrences
Puracé canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
countryCode CO ⓘ
elevation approximately 15256 ft ⓘ
approximately 4650 m ⓘ
eruptionFrequency frequently active in historical times ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
linked to: Quaternary period
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high Andean biodiversity ⓘ
hasGlacialFeatures true ⓘ
hasHotSprings true ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
lastEruption 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Colombian Andes ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Puracé Municipality ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Puracé National Natural Park ⓘ
monitoringAgency Servicio Geológico Colombiano ⓘ
mountainRange Cordillera Central ⓘ
namedAfter Puracé Municipality ⓘ
nearCity Popayán ⓘ
nearProtectedAreaFeature sources of the Cauca River ⓘ
sources of the Magdalena River ⓘ
notableFor frequent eruptions ⓘ
scenic Andean landscapes ⓘ
sulfurous fumarolic activity ⓘ
partOf Cordillera Central ⓘ
protectedBy Puracé National Natural Park ⓘ
region Cauca Department ⓘ
Huila Department ⓘ
rockType andesite ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ
summitFeatures crater ⓘ
fumaroles ⓘ
tectonicPlateSetting Nazca Plate–South American Plate subduction zone ⓘ
tourismActivity hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
volcano observation ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ
withinNationalPark Puracé National Natural Park ⓘ

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