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Volcanic landscape in the Andes mountains around Toconce town (north Chilean Altiplano)

This image shows a very good example of volcanic deposits of Miocene age (around 7 Million years old) deposited during the geological construction of the Andes high plateau in north Chile.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Calama, Chile
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Christian Creixell