The Villarrica volcano in southern Chile has erupted, spewing ash and lava up to 1,000m (3,300ft) into the air. Volcanism of Chile is a continuous volcanic process that has a strong influence on Chilean landscape, geology, economy and society. It is located 11 km south of Lake Llanquihué and 30 km NE of the town of Puerto Mont in the Lake District in southern Chile. An ash cloud rose at least 15 kilometers (50,000 feet) above the volcano, menacing the nearby communities of Puerto Montt (Chile) and San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina). Geographically, the Chilean territory is located in one of the greatest areas of volcanic & seismic activities in the whole world. The entrance of a house is covered in a thick layer of ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile, on April 23, 2015. Luis Hidalgo—AP. Chaitén: Introduction. Due to its volcanic activity, Chile has acquired great scientific interest during the last few decades, but tourists are the ones who are increasingly more interested in discovering, watching and even climbing these giants. Maca-volcano-seen-from-the-east chile-aysen-region.jpg 1,600 × 1,064; 299 KB Map chile volcanoes.gif 308 × 668; 9 KB Nevados de payachata parinacota pomerape.jpg 900 × 600; 232 KB But in May 2008, Chaitén began erupting violently, producing numerous plumes, pyroclastic flows and lahars, and building a new lava dome on the north side of the old one. 8 of 9. / | List The Pacific Ring of Fire, close to the Andes mountain range, carved by water, ice and volcanoes.With more than 2.000 volcanoes and 90 potentially active, Chile has one of the largest volcanic chains in the world. Volcanoes in Chile Due to the geographical characteristics of our country, Chile holds an estimate of 2.900 volcanoes, 90 of which currently present some sort of activity. Calbuco volcano, along with its neighbor Osorno, is one of Chile's most active volcanoes. More than 3,000 people were evacuated from the volcano's vicinity. * There are 2,000 volcanoes in Chile, more than 500 of which experts say are potentially active. The exact moment Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted was captured on video and uploaded to YouTube on Thursday by a man hiking in Llanquigue National Reserve. On April 22, 2015, Calbuco volcano in southern Chile began erupting for the first time since 1972. Chaitén is a small volcanic caldera located on the flank of the Michinmahuida volcano in southern Chile.Before 2008, it consisted mainly of a rhyolitic lava dome last active 9,400 years ago. Chile ) - - - - | Quakes (show) all >M3 >M4 >M5 >M6 M7+ / past 24h - past 48h - past week - past 2 weeks / Archive.