Volcano Type: Stratovolcanoes
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 2003
Summit Elevation: 5967 m   19,577 feet
Latitude: 15.78°S   15°47’0″S
Longitude: 71.85°W   71°51’0″W

Sabancaya, located on the saddle between 6288-m-high Ampato and 6025-m-high Hualca Hualca volcanoes, is the youngest of these volcanic centers and the only one to have erupted in historical time. The oldest of the three volcanoes, Nevado Hualca Hualca, is of probable late-Pliocene to early Pleistocene age.

Aerial view of Sabancaya Volcano

Both Nevado Ampato and Nevado Sabancaya are only slightly affected by glacial erosion and consist of a series of lava domes aligned along a NW-SW trend. The name of 5967-m-high Sabancaya (meaning “tongue of fire” in the Quechua Indian language) first appeared in records in 1595 AD, suggesting activity prior to that date.

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Originally posted 2010-11-01 03:57:02.