| Chopo Volcano | |
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  Chopo VolcanoCosta Rica
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 402 metres (1,319 ft) |
| Listing | List of volcanoes in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 10°28′14″N 85°03′51″W / 10.470430°N 85.064185°W / 10.470430; -85.064185 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
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.
| Volcanoes of Costa Rica | ||
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| Cordillera de Guanacaste | ||
| Cordillera de Tilarán | ||
| Cordillera Central | ||
| Mountains of Costa Rica | ||
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| List of volcanoes in Costa Rica | ||
| Central American volcanoes | ||
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| Guatemala |  | |
| El Salvador | ||
| Nicaragua | ||
| Costa Rica | ||
| Panama | ||
| Note: volcanoes are ordered from north-west to south-east. | ||