14/10/2022
Ojos del Salado
Straddling the border between Chile and Argentina, Ojos del Salado is the highest active volcano in the world. As it towers to an awe-inspiring 6,893 meters, this also makes it the second-highest mount in the whole of the Americas behind Aconcagua in Argentina.
Due to its proximity to the Atacama Desert, its surroundings are very desolate, with only ancient lava fields and steaming fumaroles on display. Meaning ‘Snowy Salty Eyes’ in Spanish, the volcano was so named due to the snow that coats its peaks in winter and the salty lakes that dot its bare slopes. Majestic to gaze upon, Ojos del Salado is definitely one of the Andes’ most amazing volcanoes.