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Fuego Volcano

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Fuego is a stratovolcano in south-central Guatemala, reaching about 3,763 meters, standing immediately beside the higher, dormant Acatenango volcano and near the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala, which it has periodically dusted with ash. Built from andesitic and basaltic-andesite material, Fuego is one of Central America's most consistently active volcanoes, typically producing frequent small-to-moderate explosions, ash plumes and glowing incandescent ejections visible at night, a pattern of near-permanent low-level activity punctuated by occasional violent episodes. Its most catastrophic recent eruption came on June 3, 2018, when a sudden, fast-moving pyroclastic flow raced down the volcano's southeastern flank with little warning, burying the village of San Miguel Los Lotes and killing well over 100 people, one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in Guatemala's modern history. The volcano's name, Spanish for "fire," reflects a long-documented history of eruptions reaching back to the colonial period. This entity documents Fuego Volcano specifically as a geological formation, a frequently erupting Guatemalan stratovolcano whose 2018 pyroclastic flow killed well over 100 people.

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Activity
Active 2
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Andesite, Materials
Source Volcán de Fuego (Wikipedia)
Basalt, Materials
Source Volcán de Fuego (Wikipedia)

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Volcanism, Processes

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Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Volcán Fuego
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA site 107157
Quote, WDPA site 107157
"desig_eng": "Permanent closure zone"
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2. Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Volcanoes of the World, Holocene volcanoes service
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism ProgramVolcanoes of the World, volcano 342090
Quote, Volcanoes of the World, volcano 342090
"Volcano_Name": "Fuego" ... "Last_Eruption_Year": 2026
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Volcán de Fuego (Wikipedia)
  • Associated With: Andesite, Lead, rock Andesite
    Small explosions of gas and ash occur every 15 to 20 minutes, but larger eruptions are less frequent. Andesite and basalt lava types dominate.
  • Associated With: Basalt, Lead, rock Basalt
    Small explosions of gas and ash occur every 15 to 20 minutes, but larger eruptions are less frequent. Andesite and basalt lava types dominate.
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