By DW, Los Tiempos: The Uturuncu volcano, located near the border with Argentina. | DW The Uturuncu volcano is classified as a “zombie” because its last eruption occurred thousands of years ago. Now, scientists have documented an increase in its activity. What does this mean for people living in the area? A team of researchers…
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Una explosiva erupción volcánica pudo haber impulsado el crecimiento de una antigua ciudad en Bolivia | Explosive volcanic eruption may have led to growth of ancient city in Bolivia
Por Garry Shaw, The Art Newspaper: Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el auge de la antigua ciudad de Tiahuanaco coincidió con un importante evento volcánico en las cercanías de la cuenca del Lago Titicaca Una masiva erupción volcánica puede haber ayudado a poner en marcha el desarrollo de una de las sociedades complejas más antiguas…
Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia
Earth Observatory, NASA: Un astronauta a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) tomó esta fotografía del volcán Tunupa, que está situado en una península entre dos de las salinas más grandes de Bolivia, el Salar de Uyuni y el Salar de Coipasa. Estas salinas tienen una cubierta de sedimentos y poblaciones microbianas variables, lo…
Bolivia suffers ash fallout from Peru volcanic eruption
Reuters reports for News First: REUTERS: Bolivia was feeling the fallout from a volcanic eruption in neighboring Peru on Saturday (July 20) with ash clouds darkening skies and dust blowing about the streets of cities in the eastern regions of this Andean country. One woman said that the dust smelled of sulfur and burned the…
Massive Lake Discovered Under Volcano in Bolivia
Prensa Latina reports; Massive Lake Discovered Under Volcano in Bolivia London,Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered a huge magmatic lake, 15 kilometres below a dormant volcano in Bolivia, South America. The body of water, which is dissolved into partially molten rock at a temperature of almost 1,000 degrees Celsius,…
Bolivia’s rapid growing volcano: Uturuncu
The following paragraphs are excerpts from Tammy Marie Rose, National Green Activism Examiner, October 25, 2011. “A mystery is rising in the South America as a mysterious and rapidly inflating volcano has scientist scratching heads in wonder.” “Uturuncu is a nearly 20,000-foot-high volcano located in southwest Bolivia. Recently scientists discovered the volcano is inflating and…
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