Acamarachi

The Acamarachi

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The Acamarachi (also: Cerro Pili ) is a stratovolcano in northern Chile, 40 km southeast of Toconao and northeast of the volcanoes Aguas Calientes and Lascar. The volcano is located on the high plateau Puna de Atacama.

Its height is 6046 m. The slope of the edges in places reached 45 degrees. There is a lava dome on the north side. It is the highest mountain in this part of the northern Andes. He is the südsüdöstliche end of a small volcanic complex, which extends from the neighboring volcano Colachi north -northwest.

In its crater is a lake with a diameter of 10-15 m. This is probably the second highest volcanic lake in the world and the second highest lake ever in South America behind that Ojos del Salado in the crater of. The volcano presented a sanctuary of the Incas and a ritual place dar. It metal and textile objects from the Inca period have been found.

The time of the last eruption is unknown.