Английская Википедия:Chopo Volcano

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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.[1][2]

Toponymy

It is named after the nickname of the previous owner of the land where the volcano is located.[1]

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.[1]

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:Volcanoes of Costa Rica Шаблон:Mountains of Costa Rica Шаблон:Central American volcanoes