Pacaya Volcano Photos

Complex volcano 2552 m (8,373 ft)
Guatemala, 14.38°N / -90.6°W

Pacaya volcano with its lava flows seen from Acatenango volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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View onto the fast flowing lava (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Lava flow at Pacaya volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The interior of the cooling lava flow is still glowing hot. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Zoom onto the lava flow at Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) in 2010 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The lava flow emerging from its tube. Caused by friction and the sudden contact with cold air, successive segments of crust form at the exit, resulting in a progressive d...
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Lava flow at night (Pacaya) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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An active lava flow in its channel near its source. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Night-time lava flow at Pacaya volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Fire (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Escaping hot gasses from the hot interior of the flow react with the lava and leave white deposits. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Aperitif at the campsite (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Flowing lava (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Pacaya in Guatemala, scanned from slide film. (Photo: hedgepig)
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7. Lava Flow From Volcan Pacaya 2135m, Guatemala. (Photo: Jay Ramji)
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Strombolian eruption from Pacaya volcano's intracraterical cone in 2016. Photo taken from the edge of the Mackenney crater, about 300 m from the cone. Orion and the Pleia...
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Lava flow at Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) (Photo: Norbert Fischer)

6. Volcan Pacaya 2135m With Stream Of Lava On The Right, Guatemala. (Photo: Jay Ramji)
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Evening silhouettes of Fuego, Acatenango, and Agua. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Morning view of Fuego, Acatenango, and Agua. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Looking into the summit crater of Pacaya volcano (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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The small geothermal power plant in one of Pacaya's older craters. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Pacaya volcano with its lava flows seen from Acatenango volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Lava flow at Pacaya volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Pacaya volcano, Guatemala (2014) (Photo: Hugues)

Strombolian eruption from Pacaya volcano's intracraterical cone in 2016. Photo taken from the edge of the Mackenney crater of the Pacaya volcano. (Photo: Diego Rizzo)

Some spattering pulses were similar to moderately strong strombolian explosions. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The flank of Pacaya's summit cone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 August-24 August 2021 (Continuing Activity)

INSIVUMEH reported that white-to-blue gas-and-steam emissions rose as high as 600 m above Pacaya's Mackenney crater and drifted as far as 2 km S, SW, and N during 18-25 August. Seismic stations recorded some weak explosion and degassing events on 18 August. ... Read all

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Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 11 August-17 August 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

INSIVUMEH reported that gas emissions rose as high as 1.1 km above Pacaya's summit and drifted as far as 1 km S and SW during 10-17 August. Two explosions produced ash plumes that drifted S on 13 August. ... Read all

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Pacaya Volcano Photos

Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 August-24 August 2021 (Continuing Activity)

Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 11 August-17 August 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

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