o Nevado Del Ruiz is a cone shaped volcano. It
was built from ash and lava.
o It located 87 miles northwest of Columbia’s
capital, Bogotá.
o Nevado Del Ruiz is an active volcano. It has
erupted many times but on November 15th, 1985 it
caused the most damage killing 23,000 people.
o Most of the Fatalities occurred in a town called
Armero.
o Nevado Del Ruiz is active and Could erupt again.
o The volcano is above the boundary between the
sub ducting Nazca and overriding South American
tectonic plates.
o The two boundaries are convergent.
Damage
o Nevado Del Ruiz caused a lot of damage. Over
5,000 houses where ruined. After, the whole town
of Armeno was covered in ash.
Fun Facts:
1. After Nevado del Ruiz erupted 10,000 people
where homeless.
2. The loose falling rock from the volcano created
mud flows or slides.
3. The volcano erupted during the night.
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