The Loa and San Pedro rivers spring from El Tatio. The community fears that water released during the eruption could be contaminated.
Exploration halted after Chilean geyser blows its top
Exploration at Chile’s El Tatio geyser field has been suspended after an uncontrolled 60-metre-high eruption of steam at the third-largest geothermal site in the world.
20 October 2009 9:40 GMT
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26 September 2016 15:04 GMT
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