Chopo Volcano

Chopo Volcano, today a quarry, was an inactive volcano, also known as either Anunciación, Coronación, Asunción mountain. Located in Cañas canton of Guanacaste, 6 km north from the Cañas city.[1][2]

Chopo Volcano
Chopo Volcano
Costa Rica
Highest point
Elevation402 metres (1,319 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Costa Rica
Coordinates10°28′14″N 85°03′51″W 
Geology
Mountain typeVolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Toponymy

The name is due to the nickname of the previous owner of the land where the volcano is located.[1]

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.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Alvarado Induni, Guillermo. Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.
  2. Bergoeing, Jean Pierre (2006-01-01). "El cuaternario en Costa Rica. Proposición cronológica". Reflexiones (in Spanish). 85 (1): 13. ISSN 1021-1209.
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