Yucamane

The Yucamane volcano rises to 5,495 meters with an 800-meter-wide summit crater and a smaller inner crater measuring 300 meters in diameter.

The last confirmed eruption of Yucamane occurred in 1320 BCE, although some later eruptions might have been incorrectly attributed to this volcano instead of Tutupaca.

The volcano forms part of Peru's Central Volcanic Zone, generated by the Nazca Plate subduction beneath the South American continental plate.

The international Ilo-Desaguadero highway provides access to Yucamane, with the town of Candarave located approximately 7 kilometers to the southwest.

The volcano releases fumarolic emissions from its summit crater and connects to rivers containing natural arsenic, which flows into the Locumba River system.

Location: Tacna Department

Elevation above the sea: 5,550 m

Part of: Volcanic arc of Peru

GPS coordinates: -17.18293,-70.19948

Latest update: March 7, 2025 23:15