Parícutin
Paricutin is a volcano in Mexico in the state of Michoacán. It is the youngest volcano in the western hemisphere, born in 1943.[1][2] It is now 1,353 feet (424m) above the valley, and 9,186 feet (2,800m) above sea level.
Parícutin Media
Parícutín — a major cinder cone of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, in the Michoacán state section.
View of the volcano from the town of Angahuan
Basaltic andesite lava rock sample from Parícutin, collected from a lava flow, erupted in October 1951, at the base of the volcano's "East Cascade"
San Juan Parangaricutiro Church
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Coordinates: 19°29′34.8″N 102°15′3.6″W / 19.493000°N 102.251000°W
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