Volcanodle
Puzzle #46 was Taapaca.
The Taapaca volcanic complex, lying W of the main Andean chain, rises NE of the small town of Putre, the principal settlement of the northern Chilean Altiplano. The elongated volcanic massif, known locally as Nevados de Putre, consists of an andesitic stratovolcano and a dacitic lava-dome complex. It overlies Pleistocene ignimbrite deposits and trends roughly E-W, with activity migrating generally to the SW during four principal periods of activity dating back at least 1.5 million years.
Read about it at the Global Volcanism Program →
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
What the record says
Puzzle 46 ran on 24 Aug 2026 and the answer was Taapaca, played with 6 guesses against 8 columns. On the record: Country - Chile; Region - South America Volcanic Regions; Type - complex; Tectonic setting - subduction; Elevation - >5000; Last eruption - older-Holocene; Rock type - dacite; Historically observed - observed.
Beyond the grid the record adds Holocene eruptions recorded - 8 eruptions.
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
- Chile
- Region
- South America Volcanic Regions
- Type
- complex
- Tectonic setting
- subduction
- Elevation
- >5000
- Last eruption
- older-Holocene
- Rock type
- dacite
- Historically observed
- observed
Also on the record
- Holocene eruptions recorded
- 8 eruptions