Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 2000
Summit Elevation: 2997 m 9,833 feet
Latitude: 37.85°S 37°51’0″S
Longitude: 71.17°W 71°10’0″W
Volcán Copahue is an elongated composite cone constructed along the Chile-Argentina border within the 6.5 x 8.5 km wide Trapa-Trapa caldera that formed between 0.6 and 0.4 million years ago near the NW margin of the 20 x 15 km Pliocene Caviahue (Del Agrio) caldera. The eastern summit crater, part of a 2-km-long, ENE-WSW line of nine craters, contains a briny, acidic 300-m-wide crater lake (also referred to as El Agrio or Del Agrio) and displays intense fumarolic activity. Acidic hot springs occur below the eastern outlet of the crater lake, contributing to the acidity of the Río Agrio, and another geothermal zone is located within Caviahue caldera about 7 km NE of the summit. Infrequent mild-to-moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded at Copahue since the 18th century. Twentieth-century eruptions from the crater lake have ejected pyroclastic rocks and chilled liquid sulfur fragments.
This small town shares name with the geographic monsters that surround it, meaning, the Copahue Volcano and the Caviahue Lake, in the middle of the Patagonia of the Andes. It is a mountain villa, cozy and comfortable, surrounded by beautiful landscapes. With modern hotel and gastronomic infrastructure, Copahue and Vacihue also feature amazing weather conditions all year, remaining open all year, all seasons. In winter, you can go and practice winter sports, especially ski; while in the summer, adventure activities are the protagonists in the area.
While Cavihue receives skiiers and snowboardists, in Copahue you can find thermal waters, which welcome thousands of people every month, looking to refresh their bodies and relieve illneases. The centers have capacity for 2500 baths a day and all kinds of natural therapies have been developed in the center.
Originally posted 2010-08-22 04:41:58.
