Impactos de la erupción del Volcán Huaynaputina en el Sur del Perú

Abstract

The historical largest eruption in Latin America occurred at Huaynaputina volcano between 19 February and early March 1600. This event caused the deaths of approximately 1,500 people, buried more than ten villages located within 20 km around the vent and disrupted the early Colonial economy in Peru, northern Chile and western Bolivia. With the aim to unravel the variety of impacts of such a large-scale volcanic eruption (VEI6), the Volcano Observatory of INGEMMET together with other Peruvian and international institutions initiated the «Huayruro» project (funded by Ciencia Activa-Fondecyt), and gathered Peru via n and foreign researchers interested in studies of large scale eruptions at historically active volcanoes . This project is being carried out by a multidisciplinary group encompassing geologists, geophysicsists, climate experts, archaeologists and educators at different stages of the project development.