Volcanoes in South America

A friend of mine highlighted to me that 27 of the world's highest volcanoes are located in South America and have an elevation greater than 6,000 m

(Wikipedia;  a good listing of mountains and volcanoes can be found on here)

In Peru, Sabancaya is currently one of the highest active volcanoes in the world at an altitude of 5,976 m ASL. But that can certainly change quickly. As I will not climb that high, I looked into guided tours to lower volcanoes such as the Villarrica  <2'860 m ASL>. An active volcano in Chile with a permanent lava lake in the crater. The last eruption was in 2015.

I have listed the top 15 that are "next" to my planned tour.

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The most up to date list of  active and extinct volcanoes in Argentina can be found here. You can also check out the Global Volcanism Program from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for further details about each volcano

I'm also thinking about visiting the El Tatio thermal area in the Atacama Desert. The Lascar <5'592 m ASL> in northern Chile is an active volcano that heats this highest thermal area in the world😎 

Láscar contains six overlapping summit craters and two major complexes. Frequent small-to-moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded since the mid-19th century. The latest eruption included an explosion, ash plumes, and thermal activity during December 2022 through February 2023