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Puchuldiza

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Country:Chile
Subregion Name:Northern Chile
Volcano Number:1505032C
Volcano Type: Hydrothermal field
Volcano Status:Pleistocene-Geysers
Last Known Eruption: Pleistocene
Summit Elevation: 4500 m 14,764 feet
Latitude: 19.42°S 19°25'0"S
Longitude: 68.97°W 68°58'0"W

A geothermal field at Puchuldiza volcano, west of Salar Coipasa, is surrounded by Plio-Pleistocene volcanoes. No Holocene eruptive activity has occurred (Moreno 1985, pers. comm.).

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