Paruma is a stratovolcano that lies on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is part of a ridge that contains several stratovolcanos. Paruma lies at the eastern end of the ridge, with Olca to its west. Paruma is composed of multiple cones with the older volcano Cerro-Paruma lies to east of Paruma.

Another cone, Volcán Paruma, has clearly been active during the Holocene,