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Name Area (km 2) Max. depth (m) Coordinates Altitude (m) Department Municipality Laguna de Ayarza: 14 230 1409 Santa Rosa: Casillas: Laguna de Calderas
In winter, as the La Pasión River rises, the direction of the Petexbatún River is reversed. It moves south with the current of the La Pasión River and the water level of the Petexbatún Lake increases.
[7] The park and adjacent buffer zone (known as "Eco-región Lachuá") is noted for its high biodiversity . With 120 species of mammals (50% of mammal species found in Guatemala), 30-40 species of reptiles , 177 bird species (40% of bird species in Guatemala ), and 36 fish species [ 5 ] it is a sanctuary for a varied fauna population.
Laguna de Ipala is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is located in the limits of the Departments of Jutiapa and Chiquimula, at the bottom of the one kilometre (0.62 mi) wide crater of the Ipala Volcano. The lake has a surface area of 0.52 km 2 (0.20 sq mi) and is situated at an altitude of 1,493 m (4,898 ft). [3]
Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano. The lake has a surface area of 11 ha and is situated at an altitude of 1778 m. [1]
Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal) is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of San Martín Sacatepéquez in the department of Quetzaltenango. A crater lake, Chicabal Lake was formed in the crater of Volcán Chicabal at an elevation of 2,712 meters (8,879 feet).
Laguna de Ayarza (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðe aˈʝaɾsa]) is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. [1] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 ...
The presence of a well marked shoreline 1.0 ± 0.1 to 1.4 ± 0.1 m above the average current lake level and surrounding the marshes [7] supports these testimonies. Because eutrophication leads to rapid infilling of lakes by plant debris, and conversion of open waters to marshland, it has been hypothesized that eutrophication is responsible for ...