# Maipo

- **Country:** Argentina
- **Coordinates:** -34.161000, -69.833000
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Principal Cordillera, Andes
- **Location:** Argentina – Chile
- **Elevation M:** 5264
- **First Ascent:** 1883 by Paul Güssfeldt
- **Easiest Route:** snow/ice climb
- **Last Eruption:** 1912

Maipo is a stratovolcano in the Andes, lying on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is located south of Tupungato and about southeast of Santiago. It has a symmetrical, conical volcanic shape, and is among the southernmost 5,000 metre peaks in the Andes.

![Photo of Maipo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Volcan_Maipo_et_sa_Lagune.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maipo_(volcano) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)