Huaynaputina

Huaynaputina
Waynaputina
View of the crater and part of the nearby valley.
Highest point
Elevation	~ 4,850 metres (15,900 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Peru
Coordinates	16°36′30″S 70°51′00″W / 16.60833°S 70.85000°W / -16.60833; -70.85000Coordinates: 16°36′30″S 70°51′00″W / 16.60833°S 70.85000°W / -16.60833; -70.85000
Geography
Huaynaputina Location in Peru
Location	Peru
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Central Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	February to March 1600

Huaynaputina (Spanish pronunciation: [wainapuˈtina], Pronounced: /waɪnəpʊˈtiːnə/ W'EYE-nuh-PUU-tee-NUH; from Quechua: Waynaputina, meaning "Young Volcano") is a stratovolcano in a volcanic upland in southern Peru. The volcano does not have an identifiable mountain profile, but instead is a large volcanic crater. It has produced high-potassium andesite and dacite. On 19 February 1600, it exploded catastrophically (Volcanic Explosivity Index [VEI] 6), in the largest volcanic explosion in South America in historic times. The eruption continued with a series of events into March. An account of the event was included in Fray Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa's Compendio y Descripción de las Indias, which was translated into English as Compendium and description of the West Indies in 1942.