Ash and lava spew from the Villarrica volcano, as seen from Pucon town in the south of Santiago March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Lautaro Salinas
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Volcano Villarrica in southern Chile went quiet on Tuesday after an eruption that sent a plume of ash and lava high into the sky in the early hours put Chile on high alert.
The volcano, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon around 750 km (460 miles) south of the capital Santiago, is one of South America's most active. It last erupted in 2000.
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