Cerro Bravo

Cerro Bravo ( Spanish: Cerro Bravo ) is a volcano in the Department of Tolima , Colombia , in the Los Nevados National Park.

Cerro Bravo
Spanish Cerro bravo
Volcano Cerro Bravo (December 16, 2009).
Characteristics
Volcano shape	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1720 ± 150 g.
Eruption type	Plinian , Explosive
Structure	Dacites
Highest point
Absolute height	4000 [1] m
Location
A country	Colombia
The Department	Tolima
Mountain system	Andes
Ridge or array	Central Cordillera
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Cerro Bravo
Cerro Bravo

Cerro Bravo is a stratovolcano with a height of 4000 meters. Located north of Ruiz Volcano. It began to form in the Pleistocene era. It is composed mainly of dacites . In the modern period, it is known for the Plinian type of eruption , emissions of pyroclastic flows. As a result of volcanic activity, a volcanic dome was formed . In the modern period, the volcano erupted about a dozen times. There are no written sources about the eruption of the volcano, but the radiocarbon analysis of volcanic rocks shows that the volcano last actively showed itself to itself most recently, in the 18th-19th centuries. The top of the volcano is very rarely covered with snow.