Volcán de Agua
Stratovolcano in Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Volcán de Agua (also known as Junajpú by Maya) is an extinct stratovolcano located in the departments of Sacatepéquez and Escuintla in Guatemala. At 3,760 m (12,340 ft), Agua Volcano towers more than 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above the Pacific coastal plain to the south and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above the Guatemalan Highlands to the north. It dominates the local landscape except when hidden by cloud cover. The volcano is within 5 to 10 km (3.1 to 6.2 mi) of the city of Antigua Guatemala and several other large towns situated on its northern apron. These towns have a combined population of nearly 100,000. It is within about 20 km (12 mi) of Escuintla (population, c. 150,000) to the south.[2] Coffee is grown on the volcano's lower slopes.
Volcán de Agua | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,760 m (12,340 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 14°27′54″N 90°44′35″W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Volcano of Water |
Language of name | Spanish |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Central America Volcanic Arc |
Last eruption | Late Pleistocene |