--- title: The Villarrica Volcano in Chile Lights Up The Night Sky description: The active volcano glows through the night canonical: https://time.com/3853890/villarica-volcano-chile-photo/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-11T16:06:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:03.282Z article:section: World og:title: See Chile's Villarrica Volcano Light Up the Night Sky og:description: The active volcano glows through the night og:url: https://time.com/3853890/villarica-volcano-chile-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2899c7a759c8726/6987ef368e06017dff45e8c1/chile-volcano.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Villarrica Volcano at night in Pucon town, Chile on May 10, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Chile's Villarrica Volcano Light Up the Night Sky twitter:description: The active volcano glows through the night twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2899c7a759c8726/6987ef368e06017dff45e8c1/chile-volcano.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Chile's Villarrica Volcano Light Up the Night Sky by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 11, 2015 4:06 PM CUT  The Villarrica Volcano at night in Pucon town, Chile on May 10, 2015. The Villarrica Volcano at night in Pucon town, Chile on May 10, 2015.Cristobal Saavedra—Reuters by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 11, 2015 4:06 PM CUT The Villarrica Volcano in southern Chile is the most active volcano in South America. In March the volcano, which is located near the tourist resort Pucon, erupted and caused thousands of people to evacuate. This photograph was taken May 10, and depicts the view of the volcano from the city. ### See 9 Stunning Photos From the Volcano Eruption in Chile  Lightning illuminates a cloud of ash as lava spews from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile on April 23, 2015. Martin Bernetti—AFP/Getty Images  The sun illuminates ash from the Calbuco volcano on April 22, 2015. Alex Vidal Brecas—EPA  An ash-covered boat sits in the backyard of a home just north of the Calbuco volcano on April 23, 2015. Ivan Alvarado—Reuters  Ash rises from the Calbuco volcano, seen from Puerto Varas, just miles north of the eruption, April 22, 2015. Carlos Gutierrez—Reuters  A child's bicycle sits covered in ash on the outskirts of Calbuco volcano on April 22, 2015. Felipe Trueba—EPA  Children from Puerto Varas look on as ash rises from the Calbuco volcano on April 22, 2015. Carlos Gutierrez—Reuters  A man sweeps volcanic ash from the rooftop of his home in Puerto Varas, Chile, April 24, 2015. Luis Hidalgo—AP  The entrance of a house is covered in a thick layer of ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile, on April 23, 2015. Luis Hidalgo—AP  Lava and lightning illuminate a cloud of ash during an eruption of the Calbuco volcano on April 23, 2015. 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