• The volcano formed during the Pleistocene in two stages, named Llullaillaco I and Llullaillaco II. The oldest rocks are about 1.5 million years old.
  • On the Chilean side of the volcano is a national Park Llullaillaco. Llullaillaco considered an active volcano, the last eruption was recorded in 1854, 1866 and 1877.
  • Two explosive eruptions and another that may have included lava effusion were reported from Llullaillaco in the 19th century.
  • This finding more others who had done before, like a cemetery at the base of Llullaillaco makes this volcano the highest archaeological site in the world.
  • It has a red lagoon on its crater, sometimes frozen. Afterward, we drive to Llullaillaco National Park and settle our base camp at the mountain's foothill.
  • The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Llullaillaco.
  • Llullaillaco formed in two evolutionary stages. ... Llullaillaco is the second-highest active volcano in the world, second only to its neighbor Nevado Ojos del Salado.
  • The mummy of Llullaillaco Maiden is remarkably preserved whereas the remains of the boy and the girl were struck by lightning and so are charred.
  • The remains found are made up of three children, perfectly preserved, they were found near the top of the Llullaillaco volcano, in Salta, Argentina.
  • When in the 1990’s a research team found some children mummified bodies on the summit of Llullaillaco 6800m mountain in the Chilean Andes.