Chopo Volcano
Chopo Volcano, today a quarry, was an inactive volcano, also known as either Anunciación, Coronación, Asunción mountain. It is located in Cañas canton of Guanacaste, 6 km north off the Cañas city.
Toponymy
It is named after the nickname of the previous owner of the land where the volcano is located.
Physical aspects
The area is of around 1 km2 and the cone was made of pyroclastic lava flows, its rocks are basaltic olivines.
Social and economic activity
Today the volcano is a quarry for road raw material. Cattle farming is practiced in the surrounding areas.
See also
References
- ^ Alvarado Induni, Guillermo. Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.
- ^ Bergoeing, Jean Pierre (2006-01-01). "El cuaternario en Costa Rica. Proposición cronológica". Reflexiones (in Spanish). 85 (1): 13. ISSN 1021-1209.
External links
- "Cerro Chopo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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