Volcanic Activity: Paricutin, Mexico (Britannica.com)

Friday, March 12th, 2010

A nine-year eruption (1943-52) of ash and lava from an open field in Michoacan state, Mexico, buries the nearby Tarascan Indian village of Paricutin and creates a new cinder cone volcano. **************Related Links************** Paricutin - www.britannica.com Tarasco - www.britannica.com Volcano: Pyroclastic Cones - www.britannica.com FREE NEWSLETTERS - mailinglist.britannica.com

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