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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Baru
The SW flanks of Volcán Barú in the Talamanca Range of western Panama rise above agricultural lands at its base. A large 6-km-wide summit scarp opens towards the west (lower left) and is the result of a large flank collapse, which emplaced a massive debris avalanche deposit that underlies much of the farmlands in the foreground. Photo by Kathleen Johnson, 1995 (University of New Orleans).
Volcano Number:
346010
Volcano Name:
Baru
Country:
Panama
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
1550 CE
Elevation:
3474m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
118
Pop. within 10km:
6983
Pop. within 30km:
79933
Pop. within 100km:
756597
Latitude:
8.808
Longitude:
-82.543
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The westernmost volcano in Panamá, Barú, is a complex dominantly andesitic stratovolcano in the Talamanca Range near the Costa Rica border. The forested volcano (also referred to as Volcán de Chiriqui) is the highest peak in Panamá, and the summit hosts many communication towers. A large 6-km-wide summit caldera breached to the west was formed by a large volcanic landslide, which created a massive debris-avalanche deposit about 9,000 years ago that extends onto the Pacific coastal plain, largely overlying a late-Pleistocene avalanche deposit. Post-collapse eruptions have constructed lava domes inside the caldera that have grown to a height exceeding that of the caldera rim. A strong explosive eruption at about 700 CE ended human occupation at the Cerro Punta archaeological site NW of the volcano. Montessus de Ballore (1884) reported a strong eruption in the mid-16th century; Sapper (1917) considered this report to be uncertain, but radiocarbon dates subsequently implied tephra deposits younger than about 500 years. Volcán Barú is the youngest major volcano in Panamá, and geothermal exploration projects have been undertaken to determine its energy potential.
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