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Latest news from Nevado del Huila:
Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia), activity update: increased seismicity, eruption warning
Sunday, May 16, 2010
In their latest bulletin on 11 May 2010, INGEOMINAS warns of a possible new eruption in the near future at Nevado del Huila volcano, after recording a... [more]
Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia), activity update: rapid lava dome growth
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009
The lava dome of Nevado del Huila continues to grow rapidly as INGEOMINAS reports. The volume of the new lava dome is estimated as nearly 25 million c... [more]

Nevado del Huila volcano

Sratovolcano 5365 m (17,601 ft)
Colombia, 2.93°N / -76.03°W
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Nevado del Huila webcams / live data
Typical eruption style:

Explosive, dome building


Nevado del Huila volcano eruptions: First recorded eruption around 1555+-5y, 2007-2009
Nevado del Huila, a massive stratovolcano, is the highest of Colombia's active volcanoes. It is built inside an older caldera and has an elongated N-S shape composed by a series of andesitic-dacitic lava domes and its summit areas are capped by ice. Until its recent awakening in early 2007, only a single 16th-century explosive eruption is recorded in historical time from this little known volcano. Two persistent steam columns rise from the central peak, and hot springs have been present.