Puracé

Puracé
Purace volcano seen from Popayán
Highest point
Elevation	4,650+ metres (15,256 feet)
Coordinates	2°19′N 76°24′W / 2.32°N 76.40°W / 2.32; -76.40Coordinates: 2°19′N 76°24′W / 2.32°N 76.40°W / 2.32; -76.40
Geography
Location	Colombia
Parent range	Cordillera Central
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	March 1977

Major volcanoes in Colombia

Puracé is a stratovolcano located in the Puracé National Natural Park in the Cauca Department, Colombia.

It is part of the Northern Andean Volcanic Belt.

It is one of the most active volcanoes in Colombia. Large explosive eruptions occurred in 1849, 1869, and 1885, and the latest eruption was in 1977.

References

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 315527584 GND: 4207632-8

Andean volcanoes

Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)	Romeral Nevado del Ruiz Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Huila Puracé Doña Juana Galeras Cayambe Reventador Pichincha Antisana Aliso Soche Illiniza Cotopaxi Quilotoa Chimborazo Tungurahua Sangay

Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)	Auquihuato Firura Sara Sara Solimana Coropuna Hualca Hualca Sabancaya Huambo volcanic field Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Huaynaputina Ticsani Tutupaca Yucamane Tacora Parinacota Irruputuncu Azufre Sairecabur Pacana Licancabur Lascar Llullaillaco Galán San Francisco Ojos del Salado

Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)	Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho-Choshuenco Carrán-Los Venados Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Cay Macá Hudson

Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)	Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino

Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south

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