Petacas is a lava dome in the departments of Cauca and Nariño , Colombia .
4-519: Doña Juana volcano lies nearby. Both volcanoes are located between the El Tablón Fault to the west and the San Jerónimo Fault to the east. This Colombian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This volcanology article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Do%C3%B1a Juana Doña Juana ( Spanish : Volcán Doña Juana )
8-614: Is a stratovolcano , located within the Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex National Natural Park ( Spanish : Parque Nacional Natural Complejo Volcánico Doña Juana-Cascabel ) in Nariño , Colombia . With a previous eruption of VEI 4, Doña Juana is rated as a "large" volcano of "cataclysmic" destructive power. During its last eruption, in 1906, more than 100 people were killed and many houses were destroyed. Its largest known historical eruption
12-500: The victims of a curse that turned them into volcanoes. The volcano can be ascended from a slope that is part of the so-called Valley of Orchids . It is surrounded by an area of extraordinary biodiversity , which includes 471 species of birds (the Andean condor included), bears , deer and pumas . The summit of Dona Juana consists of a number of peaks, which afford a number of views, including of Laguna del Silencio, one of 42 lakes in
16-459: Was on November 13, 1899. In its prehistory, it is known to have erupted in the 23rd century BC in a caldera-forming eruption of unknown magnitude. The name of the volcano originated from a legend of the Chincha Indians, within whose native lands it is located: Mama Juana, a beautiful Quiteña, fell in love with Pedro, a commoner, but with the parents opposed to the marriage, they fled, becoming
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