volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Bolivia
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. It is situated in the
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
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Sajama Province
Sajama is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department.
Location
''Sajama'' province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 39' and 18° 39' South and between 67° 38' and 68° ...
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Turco Municipality
Turco Municipality is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957.
, Turco Canton.Turco Municipality: population data and map It lies south-east of the extinct Sajama volcano and the Chullkani volcano and south-west of the
Asu Asuni
Asu Asuni (Aymara ''asu'' newborn creature, the reduplication signifies there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a nominal suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with some newborn creatures") is a mountain in a volcanic complex in the ...
volcanic complex, between the Challwiri River and the
Lauca River
The Lauca River is a binational river. It originates in the Chilean Altiplano of the Arica and Parinacota Region, crosses the Andes and empties into Coipasa Lake in Bolivia.
The upper reach of the river lies within the boundaries of Lauca Nation ...