Sara Sara | |
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![]() Sara Sara and Lake Parinacochas in front of it | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,505 m (18,061 ft) |
Prominence | 2,060 m (6,760 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 15°19′46″S 73°26′41″W / 15.32944°S 73.44472°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Rock age | Pleistocene |
Last eruption | Unknown; probable Holocene age[2] |
Sara Sara is a 5,505-metre-high (18,061 ft) volcano lying between Lake Parinacochas and the Ocoña River in Peru.[3] It is situated in the provinces of Parinacochas and Paucar del Sara Sara. The volcano formed during the Pleistocene during four different stages of volcanic activity, which constructed a volcanic edifice with an oval outline consisting of lava flows and lava domes. The volcano was glaciated during the last glacial maximum; it may still feature glaciers. The last eruption was about 14,000 years ago and future eruptions are possible. The volcano was worshipped by the local population, and an Inca mummy of a 15-year old girl was found on the summit by archaeologists.
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