
A thin red stream of lava crept down the flanks of the 9,400-foot (3,120-meter) volcano before dawn.
Vulcanologist Juan Cayupi of the government's Emergency Bureau said officials were monitoring the situation to determine if they will need to evacuate small villages in the sparsely populated region 650 kilometers (370 miles) south of Santiago.
Llaima is one of Chile's most-active volcanoes. It erupted for about two weeks in January, forcing hundreds of tourists to evacuate from Conguillio National Park but causing no damage.

