Cerro-Machin volcano

Cerro Machin volcano, located in the department of Tolima, in central-western Colombia, is a stratovolcano.

Stratovolcanoes have the shape of a cone, which consists of many layers of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash, and are considered dangerous due to periodic explosive eruptions, during which steep slopes drain at high speed.

Cerro Machin volcano consists of several peaks, the height of the largest is 2750 meters above sea level.

Many people live in the surrounding areas, so the volcano is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.

The last eruption of Cerro Machin occurred around 1200. Since 2004, there has been an increase in activity on the volcano, which led to panic in the city of Cajamarca located 7 kilometers away in November 2008.

Cerro Machin volcano is part of Los Nevados National Park