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Eroded beach and transported cobbles after 2001 Peru tsunami

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Top photo: Some locations in Peru exhibited significant erosion as a result of the tsunami, such as this stretch of coast near Amecosupe.

Bottom photo: The tsunami was capable of transporting large material considerable distances inland, such as these cobbles in a field at La Quinta. Large mud clasts ripped up from the agricultural fields are also present at the surface.

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