Misti Volcano

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Misti Volcano

volcano, Peru

Also known as: El Misti, Volcán Misti, Volcán de Arequipa, Volcán de Arequipa

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Spanish:: Volcán Misti

Also called:: Volcán De Arequipa, or El Misti

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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 and has inspired both legends and poetry. Now dormant, Misti last erupted during an earthquake in 1600.

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