Laguna Verde (volcano)

Cerro Laguna Verde is one of the many stratovolcanoes that integrate a 180 km-long chain east of the Gran Salar de Atacama in Chile's II Region. The mountain is located 6 km west of Acamarachi (also known as Cerro de Pili) and 12.5 km north of the Aguas Calientes (Simbad) and Lascar stratovolcanoes.

The age of the volcano, which rises 1200 m above the surrounding terrain is not known for certain. Earlier it was considered Pleistocene-Holocene. At some point in the past, the northern flank of the volcano collapsed. The resulting debris avalanche formed a lake in the Quebrada Portor from water dammed by the debris. The edifice has an estimated volume of 16 km3.