La Pacana

La Pacana is a Miocene age caldera in northern 's . Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it is part of the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a major caldera and silicic ignimbrite volcanic field.
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Photo: Danielle Pereira, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Caldera and supervolcano in north of Chile.
  • Also known as: “Pacana Caldera”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salar Aguas Calientes I.

Photo: Bpierreb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km north of La Pacana.

La Pacana

Latitude
-23.15321° or 23° 9′ 12″ south
Longitude
-67.41504° or 67° 24′ 54″ west
Open location code
578JRHWM+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14233063646
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5359380
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Satellite Map

Discover La Pacana from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“La Pacana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كالديرا باكانا”
  • Bosnian: “La Pacana”
  • Bosnian: “Pacana”
  • Dutch: “Pacana Caldera”
  • Hebrew: “קלדרת פקאנה”
  • Korean: “파카나 칼데라”
  • Ladin: “Pacana Caldera”
  • Russian: “Пакана”
  • Spanish: “Caldera La Pacana”
  • Spanish: “La Pacana”
  • Ukrainian: “Пакана-Кальдера”
  • Vietnamese: “La Pacana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laguna Aguas Calientes I and Cerro Losloyo.

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