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El Misti

El Misti, Arequipa - iconic stratovolcano above the Chili Valley; trekking routes, viewpoints and safety.

Coordinates: -16.298474, -71.405125 Updated: 2024-01-09 Look Google Street View

About El Misti

Misti, also known as Putina or Guagua Putina is a stratovolcano of andesite, dacite and rhyolite located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa. With its seasonally snow-capped, symmetrical cone, Misti stands at 5,822 metres (19,101 ft) above sea level and lies between mount Chachani (6,075 m or 19,931 ft) and Pichu Pichu volcano (5,669 m or 18,599 ft). Its last eruption was in 1985, 198 years after its previous documented eruption.