21+ Maipo Volcano Mountain Landscape Background. Marvel at the surrounding mountain scenery. Maipo is a stratovolcano in the andes, lying on the border between argentina and chile.
It is located 90 km (56 mi) south of tupungato and about 100 km (62 mi) southeast of santiago.
We now know that volcanoes are in fact the result of the tectonic movements of the earth's crust. Volcanoes have long been a source of myths and legens. It has a symmetrical, conical volcanic shape, and is among the southernmost 5,000 metre peaks in the andes.3. There are several types of volcanoes.