Juriques

{{Short description|Stratovolcano between Bolivia and Chile}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Juriques

| photo = Volcán_Juriques%2C_Bolivia%2C_2016-02-02%2C_DD_03.JPG

| photo_caption = Far view of Juriques.

| elevation_m = 5704

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| location = Bolivia-Chile

| range = Andes

| coordinates = {{coord|22|50|43|S|67|49|29|W|type:mountain}}

| type = Stratovolcano

| age =

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Juriques is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located immediately southeast of Licancabur volcano. Its summit is at {{convert|5704|m|abbr=on}} with a crater {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}} in its longest diameter. Laguna Verde lies at the foot of this volcano. There are archaeological sites on its summit or its environs. {{cite journal|last=Reinhard|first=J.|year=1983|title=Las montañas sagradas: Un estudio etnoarqueológico de ruinas en las altas cumbres andinas|language=es|journal=Cuadernos de historia|volume=3|page=32}}

Gallery

File:ALMA Dwarfed by Mountain Peaks.jpg|Stratovolcano Juriques and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array.{{cite news|title=ESO.ORG|url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1302a/|accessdate=8 February 2013|newspaper=ESO Picture of the Week}}

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