Misti
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Misti is a volcano in the southern Peruvian Andes, rising above Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city. It has a steep conical profile and two nested summit craters. The inner crater contains an active
Misti as viewed from Arequipa
The inner crater of Misti (2005)
Aerial picture of Ubinas with Misti in the background (2015)
An example of andesitic rock with phenocrysts (the large white crystals) from Nevada, USA; Misti has produced similar rocks
Pichu Pichu
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Pichu Pichu is an inactive eroded volcano in the Andes of Peru, with seven summits; the highest reaches a height of 5,664 metres. It lies east of the city Arequipa and together with its neighbours Mis
Misti
…domes, then ended with a summit collapse that formed a bowl-shaped depression. Misti forms a local volcanic group with Chachani to the northwest and Pichu Pichu to the southeast, built on debris from older volcanoes. Over the past 50,000 years, numerous intense explosive eruptions have covered the surrounding…
Pichu pichu