Campo Santo represents the site of the original town of Yungay, which was destroyed on 31 May 1970 when an earthquake had triggered a rock-ice fall from the N summit of Nevado Huascarán. This fall evolved into a debris avalanche that jumped over a hill and almost completely covered the town, leading to thousands of fatalities. This image shows the ruins of the church of former Yungay.

Keywords

debris avalanche, hazard impact, historic place, landslide, mirror of the past, museum, ruin

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Saturday 9 July 2022 by Martin Mergili in South America / Peru (665 visits)