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Misti Volcano, volcano of the Andes mountains of southern Peru. It is flanked by Chachani and Pichupichu volcanoes and rises to 19,098 feet (5,821 meters) above sea level, towering over the city of Arequipa. Its perfect, snowcapped cone is thought to have had religious significance for the Incas.
Misti is a dormant volcano located in the Andes mountains in southern Peru, rising above Peru's second-largest city, Arequipa. It is a conical volcano with two nested summit craters, the inner one of which contains a volcanic plug or lava dome with active fumaroles.
De estos volcanes, uno de ellos llama sin duda la mayor atención: el Misti. Ya sea por su forma cónica simétrica o su imponente y desafiante elevación, el Misti es, sin discusión, el volcán más conocido del Perú.
1 de dic. de 2001 · Abstract. Approximately 750 000 people live at risk in the city of Arequipa, whose center lies 17 km from the summit (5820 masl [meters above sea level]) of the active El Misti volcano.
El Misti's most recent activity has been dominantly pyroclastic. Historical eruptions date back to the 15th century. Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey). The Río Chillos on the NW side of El Misti volcano has excavated a steep-walled canyon that cuts the lower flanks of the volcano.
El Misti es un volcán activo con fumarolas visibles desde la ciudad de Arequipa. Pese a su aparente inactividad, está considerado como de gran peligro por los expertos. 2 En caso de explosión la lava, gases y cenizas calientes correrían velozmente hacia la ciudad.
Several Latin American cities have grown up on the flanks of active volcanoes. This mosaic of two astronaut photographs illustrates the closeness of Arequipa, Peru, to the 5,822-meter- (19,100-foot-) high El Misti Volcano.
