Parinacota Volcano

Parinacota or Parina Quta (from Aymara parina flamingo, quta lake, "flamingo lake") is a massive dormant  volcano (a stratovolcano) on the border of Chile and Bolivia.

History
The first ascent of this peak was made by Carlos Terán, Bolivian, and Joseph Prem, Austrian on 12 December 1928.

Geography
It is part of the Payachata volcanic group formed by the Parinacota together with the Pleistocene peak of Pomerape.

The volcano and Pomerape straddle the border between Sajama National Park (Oruro Department, Bolivia) and Lauca National Park (Parinacota Province, Chile).

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Related pages
 List of volcanoes

References

Other websites


 Andeshandbook: A Complete Description, history, place names and routes of Parinacota 
 Parinacota at SummitPost.org

Category:Andes
Category:Geography of Bolivia
Category:Volcanoes of Chile
Category:Arica y Parinacota Region