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Volcán de Fuego (Spanish pronunciation: [bolˈkan de ˈfweɣo]; Spanish for "Volcano of Fire", often shortened to Fuego) or Chi Q'aq' (Kaqchikel for "where the fire is") is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.
Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for "Volcano of Fire") is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Guatemala City. [2] It is a stratovolcano that has had more than 60 eruptions since 1524, including a major eruption in 1974 which produced pyroclastic flows and ashfall that destroyed the region's winter harvest and caused roof collapse and infrastructure ...
Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua.It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre.The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor (Highest Peak) and Yepocapa (3,880 m) which is also known as Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters).
An estimated 25 people, including three children, were killed on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in more than four decades.
At least 62 people were reported killed when Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego erupted on Sunday, June 3, sending plumes of rock, gas, and ash over nearby villages, as well as a fast-moving and ...
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Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Acatenango [2]: 3976: 13,044: 1972 Agua [3]: 3760: 12,336: Holocene Almolonga [4]: 3197: 10,489: 1818 ...
Guatemala's volcanic monitor, Insivumeh, said in a statement that thick columns of ash reached between 34,000 feet and 37,000 feet above sea level. Guatemala's Fuego volcano spews ash, local ...