Volcanic Activity: Paricutin, Mexico (Britannica.com)

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 - http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058460/Paricutin?source=youtube_68324 Tarasco - http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071276/Tarasco?source=youtube_68324 Volcano: Pyroclastic Cones - http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-24470/volcano?source=youtube_68324 FREE NEWSLETTERS - http://mailinglist.britannica.com/settings/

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