Nevado Chachani Location: 16.191° S, 71.530° W    The andesitic-dacitic Nevado de Chachani volcanic complex, located immediately north of Arequipa, consists of a 320 sq km group of Pleistocene lava domes, a stratovolcano complex, and a flank shield volcano. The central, 6057-m-high Nevado Chachani complex contains multiple vents along an arcuate line, including a well-defined summit crater at the western end. Two early Pleistocene ignimbrites were erupted from now-buried vents of older edifices. Thin lava flows from Chachani volcano overlie glacial moraines. Pleistocene lava domes form the northern end of the complex. The 8-km-wide, late Pleistocene to possibly Holocene lava shield of Pampa de Palacio on the SW side produced a well-preserved lava flow field that represents the youngest products of the Nevado Chachani complex (Global Volcanism Program). HOME PANORAMAS click on panorama Summit Elevation: 6057 m click on pictures