Bolivia’s long-dormant ‘zombie’ volcano coming back to life after 250,000 years
Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia hasn’t erupted in over 250,000 years.
High in the Central Andes, a geological enigma lies dormant.
Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia hasn’t erupted in over 250,000 years. It is also known as a “zombie” volcano because it still exhibits unsettling signs of life, like earthquakes and gas emissions.
Previously, the ongoing activity of this seemingly inactive volcano was puzzling, leading scientists to believe the explanation lay in the subsurface movement of magma and gases.