Volcanodle
Puzzle #10 was Yucamane.
Volcán Yucamane lies at the south end of a group of three volcanoes known as the Caliente-Yucamane Volcanic Complex; both it and Cerro Caliente to the north display evidence of postglacial lava flows, which overlie thick moraines. The andesitic Yucamane has a youthful, well-preserved summit crater. Late-Pleistocene and Holocene eruptions have produced airfall deposits, pyroclastic flows and surges, and block-and-ash flows produced by growth and collapse of lava domes.
Read about it at the Global Volcanism Program →
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
What the record says
Puzzle 10 ran on 19 Jul 2026 and the answer was Yucamane, played with 6 guesses against 8 columns. On the record: Country - Peru; Region - South America Volcanic Regions; Type - stratovolcano; Tectonic setting - subduction; Elevation - >5000; Last eruption - older-Holocene; Rock type - andesite; Historically observed - observed.
Beyond the grid the record adds Largest recorded eruption - VEI 5; Holocene eruptions recorded - 1 eruption.
Volcanodle builds its record from Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (Venzke, E. (ed.), Volcanoes of the World, volcano.si.edu). The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: A verbatim excerpt of the volcano's GVP Geological Summary. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- South America Volcanic Regions
- Type
- stratovolcano
- Tectonic setting
- subduction
- Elevation
- >5000
- Last eruption
- older-Holocene
- Rock type
- andesite
- Historically observed
- observed
Also on the record
- Largest recorded eruption
- VEI 5
- Holocene eruptions recorded
- 1 eruption