Sacabaya (also known as
Tambo Quemado) is a
pyroclastic shield in
Bolivia. It is located on the
Altiplano near to the
Rio Lauca. The volcano is composed of
ignimbrite, which has formed a shield. The shield is capped by an area of vents which has many overlapping craters, and is elongated in shape. At the southern end lies the youngest of the craters. This crater has a
lava dome within it. The peak has
fumaroles and its associated
tephra deposits have been shaped into sand dunes by wind activity.
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