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San Pedro is located in northern Chile, in the Ollagüe commune, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region; [4] the border to Bolivia is 35 kilometres (22 mi) away. [5] The whole region is remote and thinly populated; [6] towns in the area include Ascotán, Cupo, Inacaliri and Paniri; [7] and the San Pedro railway station lies southwest of the volcano. [8]
Volcán San Pedro (or Las Yeguas) is a 3,020-metre (9,908 ft) stratovolcano on the shores of Lago de Atitlán, in the Sololá Department of southern Guatemala. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre. At the base of the volcano is the village of San Pedro La Laguna.
San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta , some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano.
San Pedro La Laguna (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo la laˈɣuna]) is a Guatemalan town on the southwest shore of Lake Atitlán.For centuries, San Pedro La Laguna has been inhabited by the Tz'utujil people, and in recent years it has also become a tourist destination for its Spanish language schools, nightlife, and proximity to the lake and volcanoes, particularly Volcán San Pedro, at ...
The volcanoes of the Andes originate from the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate, while the volcanoes of Chile's Pacific islands formed from magma coming from three distinct hotspots, Easter, Juan Fernández and San Felix hotspots. The westernmost part of the ridges formed by these hotspots contain the most recently ...
The Taal volcano in the Philippines slept for 43 years before it rumbled into a violent awakening on 12 January 2020. ... The Philippines is periodically hit by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes ...
The landscape around the volcano consists of basins separated by mountain chains. [36] At the northeastern foot of Licancabur is Laguna Verde. [37] The mountain is part of the drainage divide between the Altiplano and the Salar de Atacama. [38] Southwest of Licancabur are the Vilama and San Pedro rivers, which flow to San Pedro de Atacama. [39]
San Pedro de Inacaliri River, or called simply San Pedro River, is a river of Chile located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Silala and Cajón , at an elevation over 4,000 m asl.