Tecuamburro
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| Tecuamburro | |
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 Volcán Tecuamburro |
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| Elevation | 1,845 m (6,053 ft) |
| Location | |
 Tecuamburro
 Guatemala (Santa Rosa) |
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| Coordinates | 14°9′21″N 90°24′25″W / 14.15583°N 90.40694°WCoordinates: 14°9′21″N 90°24′25″W / 14.15583°N 90.40694°W |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 960 BC ± 75 years |
Tecuamburro is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala, roughly 50 kilometres south east of Guatemala City. The Tecuamburro is an andesitic stratovolcano which formed approximately 38,000 years ago inside a horseshoe-shaped caldera formed by a structural failure in a second, 100,000-year-old stratovolcano, known as Miraflores. At the top of the Tecuamburro is an acidic crater lake around which many hot springs, fumaroles, and boiling mudpots are found.
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[edit] References
- "Tecuamburro". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1402-12=.
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