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Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
Activity at all currently active volcanoes in Guatemala has been weaker today. The small new lava flow at Fuego was not mentioned in INSIVUMEH's daily reports, and only few weak strombolian explosions were observed since yesterday. ... [more]
View of the Caliente lava dome with an explosion yesterday morning (INSIVUMEH webcam)
Monday, Jun 17, 2013
Activity has remained more or less stable. Occasional explosions occur from the lava dome producing small ash plumes of a few 100 m height. The viscous lava flows on the flanks of the dome are mostly stagnant, but sometime experience small advance and collapses, mostly the flow on the southern side (left in the picture). [more]

Volcanoes of Guatemala

Tacana | Tajumulco | Chiquimula Volcanic Field | Almolonga | Santa María / Santiaguito | Tolimán | Atitlán | Quezaltepeque | Ipala | Acatenango | Fuego | Agua | Tahual | Ixtepeque | Suchitán | Pacaya | Jumaytepeque | Cuilapa-Barbarena | Cerro Santiago | Tecuamburro | Moyuta
Tacana
(stratovolcano)
Tacaná volcano on the Mexican-Guatemalan border is a symmetrical stratovolcano rising 1800 m above its base and forms the NW end of the Central American Volcanic Belt.
Tacana consists of overlapping volcanic edifices, reflecting a migration of vents from the NE to the SW o... [more]

Tajumulco
(Stratovolcano)
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Chiquimula Volcanic Field
(Cinder cones)
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Almolonga
(Stratovolcano)
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Santa María / Santiaguito
(Stratovolcano)
Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María volcano is one of the most prominent of a chain of large stratovolcanoes that rises dramatically above the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala. Santa Maria erupted catastrophically in 1902 destroying its former summit. Since then, a complex ... [more]

Tolimán
(Stratovolcano)
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Atitlán
(Stratovolcano)
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Quezaltepeque
(Volcanic field)
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Ipala
(Stratovolcano)
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Acatenango
(Stratovolcano)
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Fuego
(Stratovolcano)
An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distanceFuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. It typically has strombolian activity and sometimes phases of intense lava fountaining, producing tall ash plumes and dangerous pyroclasti... [more]

Agua
(Stratovolcano)
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Tahual
(Stratovolcano)
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Ixtepeque
(Lava domes)
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Suchitán
(Stratovolcanoes)
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Pacaya
(Complex volcano)
Pacaya volcano near Guatemala City is one of Guatemala's most active volcanoes, and its frequent eruptions are often visible from Guatemala City. Typical activity in recent years includes strombolian activity, lava flow emission and intermittend violent phases of lava fountaining... [more]

Jumaytepeque
(Stratovolcano)
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Cuilapa-Barbarena
(Volcanic field)
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Cerro Santiago
(Volcanic field)
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Tecuamburro
(Stratovolcano)
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Moyuta
(Stratovolcano)
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Geodynamic setting of Central Americal and active volcanoes
Geodynamic setting of Central Americal and active volcanoes
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