Chicabal
Sign in to saveChicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala. The volcano is renowned for the Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal), a crater lake that lies within its caldera. The site holds significant ecological importance and is considered a sacred location in Mayan cosmovision.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Chicabal Volcano
- Mountain.photo
- Chicabal laguna.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Lake Chicabal situated within the volcano's crater.
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2900
- Mountain.location
- San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Mountain.range
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Extinct
- Mountain.map
- Guatemala
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Guatemala
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- Elevation
- 2720
- Image
- Volcan y laguna chicabal.jpg
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Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala. The volcano is renowned for the Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal), a crater lake that lies within its caldera. The site holds significant ecological importance and is considered a sacred location in Mayan cosmovision.
== Geography and Geology == Part of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountain range, the volcano reaches an elevation of 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) above sea level. The crater has a diameter of approximately 575 metres (1,886 ft).
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