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News: Tourists on Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego ran for safety after the volcano erupted and burning rocks fell across the trekking route.
About Volcán de Fuego
- Location: Volcán de Fuego is located in Guatemala near the historic city of Antigua.
- Meaning: It means “Volcano of Fire” in Spanish.
- Type of Volcano: It is a young basaltic stratovolcano with an open-vent system, which allows gas and magma to escape through regular eruptions.
- Key Aspects:
- Elevation: The volcano stands 3,763 m (12,346 feet) above sea level and is located between Acatenango and Agua volcanoes.
- Geological Setting: It is part of the Central American Volcanic Arc and lies along the boundary of the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate.
- Eruption Pattern: It frequently produces small eruptions and is known for vulcanian activity, which is sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic flows.
- Historical Activity: It has erupted more than 60 times over the last 500 years.
- The 2018 eruption killed 194 people, left 234 missing, and the volcano has continued to produce small eruptions several times each day.
