Nevado del Ruiz
Volcano in Colombia
Nevado del Ruiz, also known as La Mesa de Herveo is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, about 129 km west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratovolcano composed of many layers of lava alternating with... Wikipedia
Last eruption: 2016
Elevation: 17,457′
Shape: cone-shaped volcano
Age of rock: Pleistocene–Holocene
Coordinates: 04°53′33″N 75°19′24″W / 4.89250°N 75.32333°W
First ascent: 1936 by Cunet and Gansser
Parent range: Central Ranges, Andes
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