Tacora

The Tacora volcano rises to an elevation of 5,980 meters, featuring a northwest-facing summit caldera with a 500-meter-wide crater below its peak.

Mining operations at Tacora began in the nineteenth century, leading to extensive sulfur extraction and the establishment of processing facilities on the mountain slopes.

Indigenous communities near Tacora maintain traditions connected to the mountain, incorporating its presence into their folklore and spiritual practices through generations.

The unpaved access road to Tacora requires four-wheel drive vehicles and spans 18.6 kilometers from Chislluma, with an elevation gain of 1,306 meters.

The volcano contains substantial sulfur deposits covering its crater, northern, and eastern slopes, while maintaining active fumaroles that emit gases from the summit.

GPS coordinates: -17.72037,-69.77273

Latest update: March 3, 2025 04:05