Tecuamburro facts for kids
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Volcán Tecuamburro
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| Elevation | 1,845 m (6,053 ft) |
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 Tecuamburro
Location in Guatemala
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| Location | Santa Rosa, Guatemala |
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| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 960 BCE ± 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.
See also
In Spanish: Volcán Tecuamburro para niños
- List of volcanoes in Guatemala
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