Tocorpuri
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Cerros de Tocorpuri is a volcanic complex located along the border between Bolivia and Chile. Cerros de Tocorpuri's summit crater has a diameter of 1.4 km. On its west side lies a rhyolite lava dome called Cerro La Torta (Cake Hill), named so because of its cylindrical cake shape. Cerro La Torta has a volume of about 5 cu km and the height of this lava dome above the surrounding terrain is about 450 m. Its steep sides are covered with scree and its top surface is bumpy-ridged.
The complex is located at about 30 km. from the El Tatio geothermal field.
FLTR: Tatio Volcano, Cerros de Tatio, Cerro La Torta, Cerros de Tocorpuri. Camera location: 22°33'12"S, 67°51'14"W
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| Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S) |
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| Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S) |
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| Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S) |
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| Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S) |
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Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south
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