Chilean officials have put a safety warning in place after a volcano sent an eruptive column 6,000m (almost 20,000ft) into the sky.
Lascar volcano, which sits in the Andes, rumbled into action on Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors.
No damage in the surrounding area has so far been reported, but an initial green warning was raised to yellow.
Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) defines “yellow” as meaning a volcano is unstable.
Residents of Talabre, Antofagasta, a small town less than 12km (7 miles) from the volcano, first noticed some activity at around midday.
Lascar, in the north of the country, is 70km from San Pedro de Atacama, a popular tourist destination for trekking and visits to the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth.
Source: BBC